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Ukraine-Born ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Dancer’s Emotional Posts From Kyiv
February 24, 2022
"Dancing With the Stars" veteran Maks Chmerkovskiy took to social media to share what's happening in Kyiv, Ukraine. Maks was born in Ukraine and moved with his family, including fellow dancer Val, to the U.S. in 1994. He became emotional while showing events unfolding in Kyiv. "It's been a little difficult," he said, noting later in the video that he was about to go to a bomb shelter. "S***'s going down," he said.