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Moscow TV war protester urges other Russians to speak up against the "gruesome war"
Link to tweet
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/moscow-tv-war-protester-urges-145949705.html
"When I spoke to my friends and colleagues, everyone until the last moment could not believe that such a thing could happen -- that this gruesome war could take place," she said from Moscow, speaking through an interpreter.
"As soon as the war began, I could not sleep, I could not eat. I came to work, and after a week of coverage of this situation, the atmosphere on (Channel One) was so unpleasant that I realized I could not go back there."
Ovsyannikova said she considered joining a protest in a public square, but saw that protesters were being arrested and faced jail time.
"I decided that maybe I could do something else, something more meaningful... and I could show to the rest of the world that Russians are against the war, and I could show to the Russian people that this is just propaganda."
"As soon as the war began, I could not sleep, I could not eat. I came to work, and after a week of coverage of this situation, the atmosphere on (Channel One) was so unpleasant that I realized I could not go back there."
Ovsyannikova said she considered joining a protest in a public square, but saw that protesters were being arrested and faced jail time.
"I decided that maybe I could do something else, something more meaningful... and I could show to the rest of the world that Russians are against the war, and I could show to the Russian people that this is just propaganda."