Peta Murgatroyd Prays For Husband Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s Safe Return From Ukraine
25.02.2022 - 20:55
/ perezhilton.com
As the situation in Ukraine escalates, Peta Murgatroyd is holding out hope for her husband and his home country.
As we previously reported, Maks Chmerkovskiy happened to be in Kyiv, Ukraine when Russian forces invaded. The Dancing with the Stars pro has been updating his followers on his own safety as well as sharing stories he’s heard from friends and loved ones elsewhere in the country. It’s a pretty surreal and remarkable first hand account from a public figure.
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We can’t imagine how much more surreal it is for his wife to be seeing it all unfold from afar. On Thursday, she shared a statement on the subject to Instagram, writing:
The momma went on:
Meanwhile, the 42-year-old has been posting frequently to his own page.
On his IG story, he shared video of himself speaking while an air strike alarm blared in the background; he informed followers he would soon be heading into a bomb shelter, and warned that things might “escalate to extreme proportions.”
Later, he posted more clips to his grid (presumably from the bomb shelter), explaining:
He clarified:
Relating what he’d heard and observed, he stated:
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In a follow up video, the television personality added:
He claimed that some of his friends currently en route to the Polish border had reported that “it’s quite dangerous” and there had been “senseless activity going on, outside of war stuff.” He concluded:
In his Instagram story, he went on to express that his “purpose” for posting the update videos was to encourage conversation and de-escalation of the conflict.
He also asked followers to find ways to help financially