DWTS alum Maks Chmerkovskiy posts devastating video from Kyiv as Russia invades Ukraine

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Dancing with the Stars alum Maks Chmerkovskiy had posted a devastating video from Kyiv in the hours after Russia invaded Ukraine. "I'm in Kyiv, contrary to what I probably should've done a while ago," he began.MORE: Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin inundated with support after Russian invasion into Ukraine"Everybody was hoping that the finality of this situation would be averted, that there wasn't going to be these kinds of aggressive measures," he added before posting a second video of military vehicles driving through the city center as he broke down in tears over the "reality" of the situation of his friends and family who "cannot just escape".WATCH: DWTS alum Maks Chmerkovskiy posts devastating video from Kyiv as Russia invades UkraineMaks is married to fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd and shares one child, 5-year-old son Shai Aleksander, with her.

Maks has a US passport and is able to leave the country; his family emigrated to the US from Ukraine when he was 14.He then pleaded with his Russian fans to listen to him, and not the "propaganda".MORE: Brian Austin Green sparks a reaction with controversial DWTS scores"I know you know me and there are a lot of people in Russia watching this and watching the news, and hearing propaganda and hearing complete nonsense talked about.

I am not someone pleading for someone else's safety from a far, safe distance, I am someone about to go into a bomb shelter because [expletive] is going down," the professional dancer cried out."In 2022, a civilized world, this is not the way we do things, and as a powerful forward-thinking country, Russians need to get up and say something."A post shared by Maksim Chmerkovskiy (@maksimc)Maks is married to DWTs pro Peta "This is all one man's ambition, of.