Maksim Chmerkovskiy flees Ukraine on a train after revealing he was arrested on the streets of Kyiv

Dancing With The Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy flees Ukraine on a train packed with "hysterical" women and children after revealing he was arrested on the streets of Kyiv as "traumatizing" Russian invasion raged around him Maksim Chmerkovskiy has fled warn-torn Ukraine on a "sweaty and claustrophobic" train full of women and children heading to Warsaw, Poland The Ukrainian born DWTS pro updated followers in series of social media posts on Monday, detailing his "traumatizing" attempt to get out of the country Fighting aged men are prohibited from leaving Ukraine but since Maksim holds a U.S. passport he has an exemption "Walkways are packed. People everywhere. It"s sweaty and claustrophobic," he said Chmerkovskiy, who has been in Kyiv working World of Dance, planned on staying after he got a "reality check" by being arrested he decided to flee He has provided his Instagram followers with regular updates from Ukraine since the Russian invasion Russian military forces invaded the sovereign nation last week under the directive of Vladimir Putin Maksim Chmerkovskiy has fled warn-torn Ukraine in search of safety on a "sweaty and claustrophobic" train full of women and children heading to Warsaw, Poland, following his arrest in the capital city of Kyiv. The Ukrainian Dancing With the Stars pro, 42, updated followers in series of social media posts on Monday, detailing his "traumatizing" attempt to get out of the country amid the Russian invasion. Chmerkovskiy, who has been in Kyiv working as a judge on the Ukrainian version of World of Dance, had planned on staying in his native land when the fighting first broke out, however, after he got a "reality check" by being arrested he decided to flee. The country announced last week that men of fighting age - between 18-60 - were prohibited from leaving Ukraine but since Maks holds a U.S. passport, he is exempt from the mandate. Seeking safety: Maksim Chmerkovskiy has fled warn-torn Ukraine in search of safety on a "sweaty and claustrophobic" train full of women and children heading to Warsaw, Poland, following his arrest in the capital city of Kyiv "I made it on the train. We"re heading to Warsaw (hopefully). Train to Lviv was not an option," the choreographer penned. "The situation at the train station is insane. AT first it feels manageable, but it get 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," he continued. "Currently I"m in a cabin with 4 adults and 7 kids (ages 2-11) which is usually only occupied by maximum of 3 people." Fighting-aged men are prohibited from leaving Ukraine under a new mandate so the trains are filled primarily with women and children. Back in the 1990s, Maksim and his family emigrated to the United States and thus he holds a U.S. passport, allowing him the rare opportunity to flee for safety. "What finally broke me is when I was watching an eight-ish year old boy, hysterically crying and not wanting to let go of his father," he wrote in a heartbreaking post on Instagram. "Verbatim: if you stay I want to stay too because if they kill you I won"t be able to help." His wife, Peta Murgatroyd, shared his post on her social media feed saying she was "so f**king proud" of her husband for helping out the refugee children. Maks" decision to finally leave Kyiv came after he was arrested while in the capital city amid the Russian military assault. The streets are crazy," he said. "At one point I got arrested but again all good, promise. That was probably the least traumatizing moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned, but for me, it was just a reality check." "I"m going to try and make my way out. I"m going to start making my way towards the border. I have options." Adding: "Just a little nervous but I think it"s going to be alright. I know it"s going to be okay. Maksim posted graphic videos to his stories and grid throughout Ukraine, as the star says he"s tried and stressed out after seeing innocent people being killed. He said on Sunday: "I"m in a very safe place but this is nuts and I think everybody is going through a lot of emotions and i think it"s time I expose mine in a more personal manner. "This is a war. This is a crazy situation. It"s insane and I"m losing my final little things. This is not a cry for help. I"m a big boy. I can handle myself.. but I"m starting to not be able to just sort of keep my head."


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