Lelde Vaza, Vadim Aleksin and Aleksej Panfilov have all lived in the UK for a number of years. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, they have been sent death threats over the phone and on social media.
"My clients and me, we are angry because it's not acceptable. You can't treat people this way.
"There are many people in this country who speak Russian. You can't be so xenophobic. It's unacceptable. We love this country, we live here, we work here. It really must be stopped."The police have investigated the message and she is deciding whether to press charges. "I just want to tell him I forgive you, please don't do this again. Just stop doing this. It's not our fault that we speak Russian.
"We have nothing to do with what's going right now in Russia. We are living here, we are speaking this language, most of us we are supporting Ukraine, please stop these xenophobic attacks."She isn't alone in being targeted. Vadim Aleksin moved to the UK from Russia 15 years ago.Aleksej has lived in the UK for eight years."I got quite a lot of messages in the first couple of days before I blocked my Facebook page," he says.
"All of us, all my friends, my colleagues at the Russian Cultural Centre we had the same, like 'we find you, we kill you'."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia showing signs of interest in Ukraine talks, says US official'That pressure is beginning to have some effect. We are seeing some signs to have real, serious negotiations,' Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said.
Read more »
Ukraine: What are chemical weapons and could Russia use them?There are fears Russia could use non-conventional weapons and, in so doing, cross a major red line.
Read more »
Gran flying to Ukraine to 'do her bit' for refugees fleeing Russia invasionGran Wanda Warrington, 55, who goes by Wendy, is set to travel to Polish border city Przemysl after feeling 'compelled' to help the Ukrainians seeking sanctuary from Vladimir Putin's invasion
Read more »