Ukraine-born former Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has made it safely from Ukraine to Poland, posting an Instagram Story video and messages from his 90-minute train trip to the border.“I made it on the train,” Chmerkovskiy wrote. “We’re heading to Warsaw (hopefully).
Train to Lviv was not an option. The situation at the train station is insane. At first it feels manageable, but it gets A LOT worse when it comes time to actually board the train.
Long story but all I can say now is that I’m a big man with nothing but a backpack it’s TRAUMATIZING. Currently I’m in a cabin with 4 adults and 7 kids (ages 2-11_ which usually is only occupied by a maximum of 3 people.
There’s usually up to 30 people in this particular wagon. We were told we have to fit 135. Walkways are packed. People everywhere.
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