Maksim Chmerkovskiy has safely returned to the United States.
The “Dancing With the Stars” alum – who has been posting social media updates from his native Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion – emotionally reunited with his wife, Peta Murgatroyd, at the Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday.
The two shared a long, sweet embrace in the airport terminal, as seen in photos snapped by paparazzi.
Murgatroyd, 35, previously asked fans on Instagram to pray for her husband’s safe return.
“I don’t usually ask these things from my social media network, however today is extremely hard and the next few will be even harder,” she wrote last week.
“My pain is overwhelming and I’m struggling, but you sending your positive light and love to him would mean the world to me. Truly, I wish for nothing more.”
Murgatroyd continued on, urging fans to “please pray that he comes home soon.”
“Please pray that has has a swift, safe exit. I have FAITH. I have HOPE and I have PRAYED so hard,” she added. “Please pray for Ukraine and the innocent civilians who’s lives are being greatly uprooted. I grew to love this country the couple of times I visited and they’re in an unfathomable situation.”
As Page Six previously reported, Chmerkovskiy, 42, was abroad to serve as a judge for the Ukrainian version of “World of Dance” while Murgatroyd was in Los Angeles with their 5-year-old son, Shai.
The former mirrorball champion began posting videos from Ukraine amid the invasion, and continued to document his journey as he attempted to flee.
“[There’s] a lot of fighting everywhere. Streets are crazy. At one point I got arrested. … But all good, promise,” Chmerkovskiy said in one of his videos. “That was probably the least traumatizing moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned, but for me, it was a reality check.”
On Monday, Chmerkovskiy shared another update, informing fans that he was able to safely make it “on the train” out of Ukraine and had arrived in Poland.
“We’re heading to Warsaw (hopefully). Train to Lviv was not an option. The situation at the train station is insane,” he explained. “AT first it feels manageable, but it gets A LOT worse when it comes time to actually board the train.”