The journalist held up a sign on state TV in March denouncing the war in Ukraine and urging Russians not to 'believe propaganda'. By Guy Birchall, news reporter Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has fled the country after escaping from house arrest, her lawyer said. Ms Ovsyannikova interrupted a live broadcast in March to protest against the war in Ukraine, holding up a sign which read in English: "No war. Russians against war." In Russian it read: "NO WAR. Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda. They are lying to you here." The 44-year-old's lawyer, Dmitry Zakhvatov, said she and her daughter had fled Russia a few hours after leaving where she was being held under house arrest and are now under the protection of an unnamed European state. "They are in Europe now," he added. "They are fine. They are waiting until they can talk publicly, but for now it is not safe." 'Kamikaze drones' fly over Kyiv - live war updates Mr Zakhatov declined to elaborate further on her l