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

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 attention of the Russian authorities after staging a protest against the Russian president inside Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in 2012.

Regardless of being sentenced to 2 years in jail for his or her activism, the group continued to speak out against the Kremlin leader, with Ms Alyokhina remaining decided to struggle Mr Putin's system.

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After being launched from jail, she continued her activism and arrange a information outlet centered on crime and punishment in Russia, known as Mediazona, with one other member of the band.

In April, Russian authorities placed her under home arrest as they tried to cease those within the country 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 food courier and leaving her telephone behind as a decoy.

She was then capable of cross into Lithuania after seeking the help of an artist from Iceland, who secured her journey documents.

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

"I nonetheless don't understand fully what I've completed."

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

"Even before, there have been questions about how it is united, by what values it is united, and where it's going. But now I don't assume that may be a query anymore."

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