Milla Jovovich shared an emotional message about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Resident Evil actress, who was born in Ukraine, took to Instagram on Feb. 26 to share that she was “heartbroken and dumbstruck” as she attempted to understand what was happening in her birthplace.
“My country and people being bombed. Friends and family in hiding,” she continued. “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.”
She shared that the conflicted reminded her of the stories her father would tell about his home country of Yugoslavia and the “trauma and terror” he experienced.
“War. Always war,” she wrote. “Leaders who cannot bring peace. The never ending juggernaut of imperialism. And always, the people pay in bloodshed and tears.”
Jovovich shared resources for those seeking to aid the Ukrainian people in her bio.
The Fifth Element star is just one of many celebrities to speak out about Russia’s invasion. Ashton Kutcher, whose wife Mila Kunis is from Ukraine, tweeted that he stood with the country alongside a Ukrainian flag. Hayden Panettiere, who shares a child with Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko, the brother of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, wrote on Instagram, “I ask for those of us who can’t be there to stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and show your support for #democracy.”
Dancing With the Stars pro Maks Chmerkovskiy, who is currently in Ukraine, has updated his Instagram followers on the conflict, while his brother and fellow dancer Val shared photos and video of a protest he attended against the invasion in Hollywood. Earlier in the week, Val wrote on Instagram of the escalating situation, “My parents fled this country for this exact reason. Not because it wasn’t good to them, but because they would see war eventually. It’s a cruel irony that 28 years later my brother is in a bomb shelter in Kyiv.”
