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The Russian journalist who chose to speak up: Marina Ovsyannikova faces possible jail time for on-air anti-Ukraine protest
Fp Explainers •Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor of Russia's Channel One news channel, ran on to the set shouting, 'Stop the war. No to war'
After slow start, Kremlin's line on Ukraine invasion gathers momentum on Russian TV
•The narrative of Russians standing behind their troops sought to counter spreading antiwar sentiment on the home front, with thousands protesting in the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg and elsewhere, and over 1 million signing a petition to stop the attack.
Russia chokes independent media in the aftermath of Ukraine invasion
•The two pillars of Russian independent media over the last years — the radio Echo of Moscow (Ekho Moskvy) and TV channel Rain (Dozhd) — have halted broadcasts
China manipulated GDP figures in 2010, says Russian media; research report claims numbers 'doctored by ruling class'
•China manipulated the GDP figures, and that's how, in 2010, it superseded Japan, the world's second-largest economy, commented the Russian media recently.
Russia plane crash updates: Officials confirm death of 71 people on board Saratov Airline 6W 703
Fp Staff •In a massive aircraft accident, a Russian domestic passenger plane crashed on the outskirts of the Russian capital on Sunday after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported.