Peta Murgatroyd got emotional while reflecting on Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine.
26.02.2022 - 06:01 / justjared.com
Maksim Chmerkovskiy is seeking out safety while preparing for another attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.
In a new update posted to his Instagram Stories, the 42-year-old dancer spoke about the current state of his home country while the area is under attack.
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Maks, who is in Kyiv while filming Dancing With The Stars Ukraine, is revealing more heartbreaking details about the ongoing conflict.
“I don’t know what my purpose with all this – I’m just saying what I’m seeing,” he says in one of the videos, adding, “I’m giving you my best impression of what it actually is.”
He did reveal that some of his friends were shot at in their car as they fled to the Poland-Ukraine border, and it took one friend around eight hours to make it out.
“It seems that the Ukrainian army is doing an incredible job at stopping any kind of advancement of Russian forces,” Maks shared, adding that one of his main concerns is getting children to safety, as well as making sure the elderly are taken care of.
“I don’t know the answer,” he said. “I just want the shooting to stop.”
In his most recent Story, Maks showed fans just how quiet it was outside, but that moments before, sirens had gone off.
“We just heard sirens outside. Everyone’s a little panicked,” he said, adding that he’s about to head to a bomb shelter for safety.
Maks‘ wife, Peta Murgatroyd, asked for prayers for his safety.
Peta Murgatroyd got emotional while reflecting on Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine.
Peta Murgatroyd says her heart is breaking over the war in Ukraine. Maksim Chmerkovskiy's wife took to Instagram Wednesday to inform her nearly 1 million followers that she has been "struggling to get through some days" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate. Speaking on her Instagram Story, the 35-year-old broke down in tears, saying the war is "continually breaking my heart." "Sometimes I have great days.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy wants to return to help Ukraine. In a recent interview with CNN, the 42-year-old professional dancer revealed that he feels “survivor’s remorse” since making his return to the United States from the country he once called home.“I spent the last couple of days with survivor’s remorse,” the alum said. “And I’m currently working on an opportunity to go back.
Peta Murgatroyd is speaking out after having an emotional reunion with her husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy following his return home from Ukraine. Chmerkovskiy boarded a Finnair flight to the United States after making it to Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday as Russia continues to attack Ukraine. On Wednesday, Chmerkovsky and Murgatroyd were photographed embracing after he landed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).The couple held hands as they exited the airport.
Happy to be together! Peta Murgatroyd is grateful to be reunited with her husband, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, after he was stuck in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy is home safe in the United States with his wife, Peta Murgatroyd, and their 5-year-old son, Shai, but a source tells ET that the couple now worries about «having to explain to their son what has been going on in the world and about where his dad was.»On Wednesday, Maksim returned to the States after fleeing Ukraine, where he is from, amid Russia's invasion, and was reunited with his family. «Peta is so thrilled to have Maks home and back with her and their son,» the source says. «She has been going through it and has been worried sick and emotional.»Peta is «so grateful» to have her husband back home as «it was a struggle for her and she spent a handful of nights crying herself to sleep,» the source notes.«She was doing her best to hide her somberness from their son because she didn't want him to internalize this or be scared,» the source adds.The source says of the alums, «Peta and Maks have received a ton of outpouring support from their friends and family.
Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Maksim Chemerkovskiy has been reunited with his wife Peta Murgatroyd after a horrendous ordeal in his native Ukraine. Maksim, 42, was seen embracing his wife after making it through passport control at Los Angeles Airport. Before he made it through the airport, Peta, 35, was seen nervously awaiting her husband’s return.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 42, and Peta Murgatroyd, 35, had the sweetest airport reunion landed in the US after fleeing Ukraine. The Dancing With The Stars had an incredibly difficult time escaping as Russian attempts to invade Ukraine but he has made it out and his and Peta’s relief is evident. The two greeted each other with a passionate embrace when Maks landed. He wore a light blue long-sleeved shirt and tight black pants as he lifted Peta mid-hug as she rocked a black jumpsuit.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy is back on U.S. soil.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has arrived in Poland. The 42-year-old pro dancer, who has been documenting his time in Ukraine amid the current Russian invasion, shared on Monday via his Instagram Stories that he had made it onto a train to Poland. «We're heading to Warsaw (hopefully).
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy is still sharing his first hand account of the very tense situation on the ground in Ukraine.
Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy is providing another update from inside the Ukraine.