This July 28, 2022 file photo shows Marina Ovsyannikova speaking to journalists as she arrives for a court hearing in Moscow. AP PHOTO
This July 28, 2022 file photo shows Marina Ovsyannikova speaking to journalists as she arrives for a court hearing in Moscow. AP PHOTO

Russian authorities on Wednesday raided the home of a former state television journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, and launched a criminal case against her on the charge of spreading false information about the Russian armed forces, her lawyer said on social media.

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