ICYMI: Maksim Chmerkovskiy made it to safety in the United States after fleeing war-torn Ukraine ... and his reunion with his wife will bring tears to your eyes
It's the culmination of a long journey for Maksim as he flees his native Ukraine and the Russian invasion devastating his countrymen.
Maksim, who lived in Ukraine until he was 14 and then recently returned to Kyiv to work on a dance competition show, documented much of the daring journey on social media ... first sharing a video of him on a balcony in the capital while sirens blared around him.Stuck in Kyiv as Russian forces surrounded the city, Maksim spent time in a bomb shelter before boarding a train bound for Poland.
Maksim's obviously going through a lot of emotions ... and he's thanking everyone in his country who took up arms, the neighboring countries offering support, and the news media on the ground in Ukraine.
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