Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s 'Dancing With the Stars’ Family Shares Support and Prays in the Face of Unrest in Ukraine: 'Stay safe'

"Everyone, stop doing what you're doing and pray for @maksimc as well as all others in danger in Ukraine," DWTSpro Lindsay Arnold posted via Instagram Story on Sunday, February 27.

28-year-old Utahn also shared one of Chmerkovskiy’s Instagram videos, in which he described the experience.

In his Saturday, February 26 Instagram clip, the Masked Dancer alum said, "There are air raid alarms everywhere." Literally, right now. Constant. It isn't, there aren't drills. It goes on for about one minute, two minutes, three minutes now. It's all over Kyiv and there are constant videos of artillery firing inside Kyiv. ... Yo, pray that a lot of people are saved.

Many of Chmerkovskiy’s former dance costars,, including Arnold, shared their prayers on his post.

"I love and pray for you," Sharnaburgess replied to his Instagram post, before sharing it onto her Story.

Fuller House alumna Peta Murgatroyd frequently asked her social media friends to pray for her husband's safe return.

, 35-year-old Peta Jane founder, wrote via Instagram that "Today is extremely difficult and the next few days are even more difficult." "Please pray that he returns home soon. We ask that he makes a quick and safe exit. I believe. I believe in God and have prayed so many times."

Murgatroyd, who married the Ukrainian native in 2017 has shared many tributes to her husband's homeland with her mother.

"My mum's first and only Instagram post. Lightening candles for my husband," the New Zealand native posted via Instagram Story Saturday along with a photo of two lit candles and a frame photo of Chmerkovskiy & Murgatroyd.

Chmerkovskiy, who was born in Odessa in Ukraine before his family immigrated in 1994 to the United States, had been living in Kyiv the past six months as he filmed World of Dance. has shared his experiences with fans amid the Russian invasion.

"Honestly, it's getting very emotional. It has been difficult. You know me. I am strong. "I don't want to show it, but my heart is set on going home," Chmerkovskiy said in an Instagram video. "I'm realizing that my friends, who have kids, whose parents, and the elderly, are here, can't just flee. I'm not asking for safety from afar, but from a safe distance. I am someone who is about to enter a bomb shelter as s-t's falling."

The Ukrainian-American dancer noticed that he was feeling exhausted on Sunday and took to an Instagram live video to express his feelings. He told his followers that this was going to escalate into human suffering at a historic, crazy level or stop now.

Chmerkovskiy was previously a headline-maker for challenging Kirstie All over misinformation and gave a shoutout at the journalists in Kyiv.

"I give these reporters a lot of praises." He said that he is surrounded by news teams, and their work is "absolutely incredible." They're literally on the frontline and can show you photos of things. It's an incredible gig.

But, the DWTSpro stressed that what he really desires is peace and a path home. "I just want to get home at this moment," he said. He said that he was just hoping for a peaceful end to this whole thing.

His wife, Chmerkovskiy, who has a 5-year-old son Shai with, tried to remind him of happier times ahead.

"I love and cherish you. You w I promise that you will be back soon. Imagine how many bbqs we're going to have. "Then there are the fishing trips with Shai," Murgatroyd said in the video, adding a smiley face and heart emoticon.