TikTok star born in Ukraine speaks out amid Russian invasion: 'I know that we will have victory'

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Vik White is opening up about how the invasion of Ukraine hits close to home. The TikTok star, who previously appeared in "So You Think You Can Dance," recently took to Instagram and shared with his 2.3 million followers that he’s been closely connected with his family.

The star was born and raised in Ukraine before he moved to Oklahoma at age 12, MUD magazine reported. According to the outlet, White, whose birth name is Slavik Pustovoytov, relocated to Las Vegas after high school to train as a dancer and eventually was placed fourth as a finalist in the competition series. "I thank you all for reaching out and showing love to my country, my people, my friends and family, and showing your concern," White began in his post. "And I wanted to get on here and talk about a quick update through a perspective of my dad, my grandpa and grandma, who've been, I've been keeping up with every single day, getting any updates I can with what's going on with them and around them.

And also my friends who I grew up with in Ukraine, who are now stuck in… the capital city that is being assaulted by Russian missiles and bombs." Vik White, born Slavik Pustovoytov, made his mark on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) "Despite what Putin said of only going after Ukrainian military infrastructure, innocent lives have been threatened due to all the missiles and bombs that have been hitting residential areas and apartments," he shared. "A lot of children and a lot of families are being threatened by this meaningless war than neither Ukraine nor Russian people want.

My dad is walking around with a loaded gun, helping volunteers in Ukraine at the front lines, alongside the military to fight this war, to bravely fight.