'So many emotions' Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin reunited with grandmother who fled Ukraine

express.co.uk:

Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin announced he has reunited with his grandmother after she crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Nikita took to his Instagram account, where he enjoys a following of 120,000, to announce the good news last night.He shared a carousel including various pictures and a video of his journey to Poland, where his “brave” grandmother was waiting for him.The first snap, a selfie, showed Nikita smiling next to his grandmother, whose face was covered with a sticker that read “I love you”.A clip showed the scenes at the Krakow train station while he waited for his grandmother.Other snaps depicted his car journey to Krakow, including a screenshot of his Sat Nav screen as he got closer to his destination.In a lengthy caption, Nikita praised his “brave” and ”strong” grandmother as he described the gruelling journey she made until she reached Poland.However, he also pointed out that other members of his family were still in Kiev, where many Ukrainians are still “doing their absolute best to stay strong".

The dancer penned: “REUNITED. Picked up my grandma from Poland! She is so incredibly brave & strong, 2 nights without sleeping, walking 8km+ in the freezing cold, when on a normal day, she can barely walk!“She traveled from Kiev, my mom flew from Rome and i drove from Frankfurt and we all reunited in Krakow!

Just so happy to be together.” (sic)He continued: “unfortunately still have my aunt, grandma and grandpa in Kiev.“When I was waiting for my mom and grandma at the train station, i’ve been immersed in this situation for the first time in real life.“Although I know I should have been happy for my family, I couldn’t.