Natalie Mordovtseva, 90-year-old fiancé, says her mother fled Ukraine safely … but her friends stayed there, fearing they would “die” from Russian attacks.
90-day fiancé star Natalie Mordovtseva shared earlier this week the welcome news that her mother has run away Ukraine against the backdrop of ongoing Russian attacks.
In a post on Instagram Stories on Monday, the 37-year-old reality star wrote that her mother was “safe” after leaving for Europe.
But Mordovtseva revealed that things are far more difficult for her friends, who failed to leave Ukraine because they remained afraid of death.
Release: Natalie Mordovtseva, from the fame of the 90-day fiancé, revealed on Instagram on Monday that her mother fled Ukraine for the security of Europe
She shared a close-up video of herself and updated her 280,000 followers on her mother’s condition in a text caption.
“My mother is safe from this morning, she managed to reach Europe with some other families,” she wrote.
“Unfortunately, all my friends are locked in this hell,” she added.
“Every night I am told that they will die. I suffer with my people [sic]She added.
Scary: She said she still has friends locked in the “hell” of fighting in Ukraine. “Every night I am told that they will die. I suffer with my people [sic]She added
Natalie, a native of Kyiv, appeared in 90 Day Fiacé in 2019 for the seventh season of the long-running show.
She met with Washington-based Mike Youngquist after his best friend and his Ukrainian wife introduced him to Natalie virtually.
The two got along after he traveled to Ukraine to spend some time with her, and she eventually moved to the United States with him after receiving her visa.
Despite many incompatibilities, the two married at the last minute in 2021, but separated shortly afterwards, and Natalie later moved to Florida.
Continuation: Natalie, who is from Kyiv, appeared in 90 Day Fiancé in 2019 for the seventh season of the long-running show. She later separated from her husband Mike Youngquist after a brief marriage and moved from Washington State to Florida.
While the reality star was safe from the battles in the United States, other Ukrainian stars were close to destruction at home and reported to their followers.
Dancing With The Stars professional dancer Maxim Chmerkovsky returned to Ukraine when the Russian invasion began, so he shared photos and videos of the devastation in areas around Kyiv.
He was initially forced to hide with others in a parking lot that doubles as a bomb shelter, but after he was arrested on Monday, he moved to flee the country to Poland.
Escape: Other Ukrainian stars document the plight of the attacked nation, including DWTS pro Maxim Chmerkovsky, who revealed he was crowded aboard a crowded train heading to Poland
“I’m at the station around 20, 30, 40, I don’t really know where I am, but about 30 minutes before the Polish border they stopped changing the wheels on the train, I can’t think of that and let us out … in the fresh air and I went to the toilet and now we’re back and this is the train, “he explained as he turned his camera to show the train tracks and the crowds around them.
After a 31-hour journey during which he said the 30-carriage was to be filled with 135 people, Chmerkowski arrived safely in Poland.
From Poland, he managed to get a flight back to Los Angeles on Wednesday, returning it to his wife Peta Margatroyd.
Free: After a 31-hour trip during which he said the carriage carrying 30 must be filled with 135 people, Cmerkowski arrived in Poland before taking a flight to his family in Los Angeles
Dancing With The Stars about Maxim Chmerkovsky chronology in Ukraine
FEBRUARY 2
Maxim Chmerkovsky, who was born in Ukraine but became a US citizen in 2019, flew to Kyiv with plans to stay for a “few months” film in a new Ukrainian show called World of Dance.
FEBRUARY 6
The 42-year-old Dancing With The Stars professional began filming as a court judge and said he was “really happy to be back in Ukraine”.
FEBRUARY 24
Maxim shares a tearful video from Kyiv, in which he says “I want to go home” and says that “he will go to a bomb shelter because the nasty thing is falling.” His wife, Peta Murgatroyd, with whom he has a five-year-old son, Shai, begs for his safe return and begs for prayers. She admits: “My pain is insurmountable and I am fighting. Please pray that he has a quick and safe way out.
FEBRUARY 25
He shared another video, shot in Kyiv, and told fans that he was “safe”, but the situation was “quite dead” and that “the whole country was called to go to war”. I don’t know the answer, I just want the shooting to stop.
FEBRUARY 26
He called on his former DWTS partner, Kirsty Alley, to tweet that she did not know what was “real” and “fake” about Russia invading his home country. He noted, “No one needs your prayer if you do not know what is true or false.”
FEBRUARY 27
Petra admits that she is going through “hell”, but thanks the fans for their kindness and support, revealing that strangers have prepared cookies for her to comfort her. Max commented on her post, writing: “I love you and see you soon! Save me a cookie.
FEBRUARY 28
Max reveals that he was arrested in Kyiv, but did not reveal why. He said the “streets are crazy” and the arrest was “probably the least traumatic moment”, but noted that it was a “reality check”. He revealed that he planned to run away, noting: “I will try to get out. I will start making my way to the border. I have options. I’m just a little nervous, but I think it’ll be fine. I know it will be fine. He later boarded a train to Warsaw with women and children, calling the trip “claustrophobic.”
1ST MARCH
The dance professional arrives in Warsaw, Poland after 31 hours of sleep deprivation in the “traumatic” train journey of women and children fleeing Ukraine after the Russian invasion. The star thanked the “amazing Poles”.
March 2
Max returns home to the United States. On Wednesday, the star revealed that he is about to board a flight to Los Angeles from Warsaw.
Emotional: Maxim, in the photo on February 24, shared a tearful video from Kyiv and said “I want to go home” and said that “he will go to a bomb shelter because the nasty is falling”