Strictly's Motsi Mabuse 'heartbroken' as family stranded in Ukraine 'afraid and crying'

Judge Rinder shared an emotional hug with his Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero's family on the Ukraine border after a week of trying to find them.The TV star has been on the border between Poland and the war-torn Eastern European country. Documenting his search and meeting with other refugees throughout his journey reporting from the frontline, Judge Robert Rinder, 43, was finally able to share a selection of poignant images uniting with 33 year old Oksana's relatives.

A young boy donated all of his "savings" to support families in Ukraine.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin has opened up on the agony of being separated from his grandma who lives in Ukraine. During an appearance on ITV’s morning show Lorraine, Nikita described watching the conflict unfold as “absolutely heartbreaking”, as he went on to share how he is in contact with his grandma “all the time.” The 23 year old, who moved from Ukraine to Italy with his family when he was nine years old, explained: “Luckily, we still have a connection to her so we are video calling her all the time.” Nikita, who made his debut on Strictly Come Dancing last year, went on to share how terrifying it is to hear gunshots and explosions in the background as he fears for her safety.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has been left horrified by clips of people being racially discriminated against at the Ukraine border.MORE: Strictly's Motsi Mabuse inundated with support after heartbreaking messageEarlier this week, heartbreaking footage showing African and Caribbean students being denied permission to cross over into Poland for safety went viral amid Russian's invasion of Ukraine.WATCH: Loose Women makes history with an all-black panelMotsi, who comes from South Africa and whose husband is Ukrainian, uploaded a video on social media showing black students trying to move close to the Polish border.MORE: Dan Walker forced to apologise after 'difficult' BBC Breakfast coverageDONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?"We're still stranded, we haven't eaten, no rest, we were just in the cold for six hours outside," the woman in the video is heard saying. "We've been begging, pushing, dragging, it's been so traumatic just to get into the border and we’re not able to get there."In the caption, Motsi expressed her disgust and said: "This is happening!!!! Can we talk about this!!!!!! Saving people according to their skin color!!!!! #AfricansinUkraine." [sic]A post shared by Motsi Mabuse (@motsimabuse)Motsi's husband is from UkraineThe tweet comes as Loose Women's Charlene White touched upon the subject on Tuesday's show.

Motsi Mabuse has updated fans on the welfare of her husband’s parents, who she previously announced were stuck in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 40, who is married to Ukranian dancer Evgenij Voznyuk, previously shared how her mother-in-law has been in floods of tears over the phone to them since Russia invaded her country on Thursday 24 February.The TV star explained how she felt helpless as there's "absolutely nothing we can do" in the situation.