'I'm trying to process all of this, and I just want to go home,' he told reporters at LAX.
LOS ANGELES --"Dancing with the Stars" pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy is back in Los Angeles after spending days documenting the chaos of the Russian invasion from his native country of Ukraine.KABC reportedThe dancer has been taking to Instagram, keeping his 1.1 million followers updated on what he saw on his way out of the war-torn country.Chmerkovskiy was in his native country working on a dance competition series when the Russian invasion broke out.
The Ukrainian-American dancer praised Poland and its people for accepting Ukrainian refugees into their country during this troubling time."At one point I got arrested," he said."But -- again -- all good. I promise. But that was probably the least traumatizing moment in this whole thing, as far as Ukraine is concerned, but for me it was just a reality check."
"Dancing With the Stars" veteran Chmerkovskiy posted a new video message Monday, updating his followers on what he's been seeing and experiencing in Ukraine.
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