Pussy Riot band member Maria Alyokhina escapes Russia dressed as food courier after criticising Putin | World News

Political activist and member of the Russian band Pussy Riot has reportedly fled the nation disguised as a food courier after criticising Vladimir Putin.

Maria Alyokhina and her fellow band members first came to the eye of the Russian authorities after staging a protest against the Russian president inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in 2012.

Despite being sentenced to 2 years in jail for their activism, the group continued to talk out against the Kremlin chief, with Ms Alyokhina remaining decided to struggle Mr Putin's system.

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After being released from jail, she continued her activism and set up a information outlet focused on crime and punishment in Russia, referred to as Mediazona, with another member of the band.

In April, Russian authorities positioned her below house arrest as they tried to stop those within the nation who opposed their invasion of Ukraine.

The 33-year-old was then ordered to spend 21 days in a penal colony.

Nonetheless, the band chief managed to evade the Moscow police by disguising herself as a meals courier and leaving her phone behind as a decoy.

She was then able to cross into Lithuania after looking for the assistance of an artist from Iceland, who secured her travel paperwork.

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Comparing her story to a "spy novel", Ms Alyokhina informed The New York Instances: "I used to be blissful that I made it, as a result of it was an unpredictable and large kiss-off to the Russian authorities.

"I still do not perceive utterly what I've carried out."

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Ms Alyokhina added: "I do not suppose Russia has a proper to exist anymore.

"Even before, there were questions about how it's united, by what values it is united, and where it's going. However now I don't assume that could be a question anymore."

In 2019, fellow bandmate Nadya Tolokonikova spoke to Sky Information about her time in a jail camp and protests taking place in Russia.