Maksim Chmerkovskiy shared on his verified Instagram account Thursday a video of himself in his homeland after it had been invaded by Russian forces, reports CNN. The “Dancing With the Stars” professional dancer posted from Kyiv, Ukraine.
“There’s ALWAYS another way! WAR is NEVER an answer!” Chmerkovskiy wrote in the caption.
“P.S. I will never be the same,” he continued. “This is stressful and I’m getting old feelings back, like I’ve done this before. This does feel like the way it was when and why we left in the 90s.”
Chmerkovskiy, whose younger brother, Valentin, is also a professional dancer, immigrated from the Ukraine to the United States in the 1990s.
He also shared a video showing what appeared to be a family fleeing with their suitcases and another video of himself getting emotional about the situation in his native land.
He said he wanted to return to the US and realized that he has a way to because of his American passport.
“What I’m realizing is that my friends whose kids are here, whose moms, dads are here and elderly people who are here, they can’t just escape,” Chmerovskiy said emotionally.
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