Ukrainian national Ela Czuruk fought back tears as she told of her fears for family back home during a protest outside the Russian Embassy in London on Thursday (24/02).<br /><br />Ela called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the invasion immediately and stop any further bloodshed.<br /><br />She said: "We are deeply concerned because our families are back there, so we came to the Russian embassy to express our concern, to show our support to Ukrainians who are back home.<br /><br />"We don't want anyone to die. We don't want anymore casualties. We don't want any more deaths."<br /><br />Russian national Anna, who also attended the protest, said: "As a Russia citizen, I am here to protest against these actions. <br /><br />"This morning I woke up with tears in my eyes. I don't know what to do, but I really want to do something."
