I stand by my motherland: Celebrities from Ukraine respond to Russian invasion

Choreographer Maks Chmerkovskiy, who is a Ukrainian born dancer, is curruntly stuck in capital Kyiv amid Russia's military operation in the European country.

Chmerkovskiy is continuously raising his voice for his homeland and is sharing heartbreaking updates from the country. 

Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, has always talked about her life in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. “My parents both had amazing jobs, and I was very lucky. We were not poor when we lived in Russia, whereas most people were very unfortunate,” she said in an interview in 2011.

However, she has not yet spoken out publicly about the crisis, but her husband Ashton Kutcher tweeted, “I stand with Ukraine.”

'Resident Evil' star Milla Jovovich, who was born in Ukraine, has spent most of her childhood living in Russia. Amid the critical situation, Milla has reacted to the situation and wrote how heartbroken and dumbstruck she is after the attacks on her birthplace. 

 “I am heartbroken and dumbstruck trying to process the events of this week in my birthplace of Ukraine. My country and people being bombed. Friends and family in hiding. My blood and my roots come from both Russia and Ukraine. I am torn in two as I watch the horror unfolding, the country being destroyed, families being displaced, their whole life lying in charred fragments around them. I remember the war in my father’s homeland of former Yugoslavia and the stories my family tells of the trauma and terror they experienced. War. Always war. Leaders who cannot bring peace. The never ending juggernaut of imperialism. And always, the people pay in bloodshed and tears,'' she wrote. 

'Vikings' actress Katheryn Winnick, who spoke Ukrainian as her first language, has been continuously speaking out for her motherland.

“I stand by my Motherland, Ukraine. 🇺🇦,” she wrote on Instagram.

Actress Vera Farmiga was born in the U.S., but her parents are Ukrainian. Farmiga took to Instagram and shared a photo of the Ukrainian flag and captioned the post with a few verses of the National Anthem.

'Quantum of Solace' and 'Black Widow' star Olga Kurylenko was born and raised in Ukraine. She took to Instagram on February 24 to write a message about the crisis.

“Praying for Ukraine and the safety of its people,” Olga wrote with prayer hand emojis. In hashtag format she wrote, “Please stop the war.”