Russia's tightly controlled TV news got a shock on Monday when an anti-war protester rushed onto the set of a live, primetime broadcast.

A woman ran behind the anchor shouting "Stop the war!"
Her sign read "Don't believe propaganda. They are lying to you here."

Russian media have identified her as Marina Ovsyannikova. She is now reportedly in police custody.

Before the broadcast, she recorded an explanation which was uploaded to social media.

She says, "What is happening now in Ukraine is a crime, and Russia is the aggressor. The responsibility for that aggression lies on the conscience of only one man, and that man is Vladimir Putin."

Ovsyannikova's father is Ukrainian and her mother is Russian. She works as an editor for state-run TV and says she regrets spreading Kremlin propaganda.

She's by no means the only Russian speaking out. A human rights group in the country says about 15,000 protesters have been detained since the start of the attack.

The country's education ministry has released a 30-minute video conveying the government's position.

A TV reporter claims NATO's eastward expansion poses a threat.

A girl asks about the term "special military operation" which the Kremlin uses to describe the invasion.

And a self-proclaimed historian assures her that homes, schools and civilians are not under attack.

State-run media say the video is being shown in school classrooms nationwide.