Maksim Chmerkovskiy and his brother Val Chmerkovsky, both of Dancing With The Stars fame, are collecting supplies for Ukraine. As many fans probably already know by now, Maks managed to flee the capital city of Kyiv soon after Russia began its invasion of the country.
He boarded a train with women and children and made his way to Warsaw, Poland to fly back to Los Angeles to be with his family. Here’s what you need to know.
Dancing With The Stars Brothers Maksim And Val Chmerkovskiy Are Collecting Supplies For Ukraine – Here’s What You Need To Know
The Chmerkovskiys and their father, Aleksandr “Sasha” Chmerkovskiy, own the dance studio chain Dance with Me, which has locations in Glen Rock and Fort Lee in New Jersey.
Donations will be collected at 2060 Hudson St. in Fort Lee. Supplies will also be collected daily. Check instagram.com/baranova27 for drop-off times for each day.
Another option is to buy supplies from an Amazon list. Here is the Amazon registry for Baranova27.
And while Maks managed to get back home to Los Angeles safely, he told Good Morning America in an interview that he feels embarrassed for getting on a train and leaving Ukraine the way that he did.
“I’m still very much in that fight or flight. I’m a big boy. I know for a fact I’m going through something mentally. I know for a fact because I get into these cry moments, I’m emotional. I can’t control it,” he said. “I cried on the way from the airport. I felt embarrassed. I felt embarrassed the entire ride back because I was the only man on the train amongst all women and children… I feel guilty. I feel bad. I feel ashamed. I feel upset.”
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