India, Oct. 20 -- A Russian teenager was forced to flee her country after drawing an anti-war picture at school in 2022. Now 16, Masha Moskalyova is living in hiding in France with her father, who was sentenced to two years in prison over the incident, while she was sent to an orphanage following his arrest.

According to a report by CNN, Masha drew the picture just weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. She was just 12 years old at the time. Her teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops. Most of the children drew tanks or the letter Z, used by Russia as a pro-war symbol. However, Masha chose to depict a mother protecting her child from bombs launched by Russia. The drawing, made with coloured pe...