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Joseph Wilkinson

Maksim Chmerkovskiy feels ‘guilty,’ ‘ashamed’ and ‘upset’ after fleeing Ukraine

“Dancing With the Stars” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy spoke Friday about his mental state after fleeing Ukraine for Los Angeles.

“I’m a big boy, but I know for a fact that I’m going through something mentally,” Chmerkovskiy said on “Good Morning America.” “I get into these cry moments, I’m emotional, I can’t control it.”

The 42-year-old Ukrainian American publicly chronicled his journey out of Ukraine after Russia invaded, including a train ride to Poland and a flight to Los Angeles, which landed Wednesday.

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