In the first videos, Chmerkovskiy pleads for peace as sirens wail in the background.
Russia has invaded Ukrainein what it termed a “special military operation,“leading to international sanctions.
Chmerkovskiy was born in Odesa, Soviet Ukraine, in 1980.
He won the show’s coveted mirror ball trophy in 2014 when paired with Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis.
Murgatroyd posted a message on her own Instagram account on Thursday asking for prayers for her husband.
“Like my old PTSD I’ve finally fixed is coming back.
Hug your loved ones.”
That’s military, that’s center of Kyiv.”
A lot of people here do not.”
“There’s ALWAYS another way!”
“WAR is NEVER an answer!”
