Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has discussed his grandmother's escape from Ukraine which saw her having to walk miles for the first time since undergoing an operation.
03.03.2022 - 14:05 / ok.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin has shared his 'heartbreak' at the horrific videos and pictures emerging from war torn Ukraine, where he grew up. The dancer, 24, appeared on Lorraine Kelly's show via videolink on Thursday morning and explained to the host that he has seen tghe very streets he walked as a child being bombed by Russian forces.
Lorraine asked him: "To see your homeland being attacked so brutally.These are the tactics aren't they? They just... everything.
It does look like scenes from World War II." Nikita, doing his best to "hold it together", replied: "It's absolutely heartbreaking and to see the streets where I grew up where many of the Ukrainians grew up...." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox withOK!'s daily newsletter. He continued: "I recognise the streets and just now see them being bombed being run over by tanks fighting on the streets is absolutely heartbreaking and it's wrong on so many levels." Lorraine then asked Nikita – who was paired with Tilly Ramsay for last year's Strictly – what people could do to help those suffering in Ukraine.
He explained: "First of all if you can donate to the National Bank of Ukraine who is helping directly the army and the aid which is necessary at the front. Become an OK! VIP and see all our exclusives - for free! Become an OK! VIP and you will unlock access to all of our big exclusives...
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.Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin has discussed his grandmother's escape from Ukraine which saw her having to walk miles for the first time since undergoing an operation.
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Strictly star Nikita Kuzmin, who hails from the country, has been sharing posts advising on how to help those in need.DONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?The star had family in the country during the invasion, and on Friday revealed in an emotional post that he had reunited with his grandmother. He explained that despite her age and fragility, his grandmother had fled on foot from the region, arriving in Poland, and that he reunited with her in Krakow, a city in the south of the country.WATCH: Nikita Kuzmin gets emotional talking about family in UkraineThe star shared a photo of him beaming in front of his grandmother, with a heart covering her face.
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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.
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