Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Family Shares Support and Prayers Amid Ukraine Unrest: ‘Stay Safe’

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In their prayers. Amid the Russian invasion of several Ukrainian cities, many of Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s Dancing With the Stars friends and loved ones are sharing their support for the dancer, who is still in Kyiv as the unrest continues.“Everyone stop what you are doing and please please pray for my friend @maksimc and all those in danger RIGHT now in Ukraine,” DWTS pro Lindsay Arnold wrote via Instagram Story early on Sunday, February 27.The Utah native, 28, also reshared one of Chmerkovskiy’s recent Instagram videos in which he described his experience.“There’s air raid alarms everywhere,” the Masked Dancer alum, 42, said in his Saturday, February 26, Instagram video. “Literally right now.

Constant. This is not, — there’s no drills. It’s nonstop about a minute, two-minute, three-minutes now and it’s all around Kyiv, and there’s constant videos of like the artillery shooting inside Kyiv. … Yo, pray for a lot of people.”Several of Chmerkovskiy’s former dancing costars, including Arnold, commented on his post to share their prayers.“I love you and am praying for you ❤️,” Sharna Burgess replied to his Instagram post before resharing it onto her Story.The Fuller House alum’s wife, Peta Murgatroyd, also frequently asked her social media followers to join her in praying for his safe return.“Today is extremely hard and the next few days will be even harder,” the Peta Jane founder, 35, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, February 24. “Please play that he comes home soon.

Please pray that he has a swift, safe exit. I have faith. I have hope and I have prayed so hard.”Murgatroyd — who wed the Ukraine native in 2017 — has since shared several tributes to her spouse’s home country, including one from her mother.“My mums first and only