TikTok star born in Ukraine speaks out amid Russian invasion: 'I know that we will have victory'

Vik White, also known Slavik Pustovoytov, is a hip hop dancer who appeared on "So You Think You Can Dance." He was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States at age 12.

The star was born and raised in Ukraine before he moved to Oklahoma at age 12, MUD magazine reported. According to the outlet, White, whose birth name is Slavik Pustovoytov, relocated to Las Vegas after high school to train as a dancer and eventually was placed fourth as a finalist in the competition series.

"I thank you all for reaching out and showing love to my country, my people, my friends and family, and showing your concern," White began in his post. "And I wanted to get on here and talk about a quick update through a perspective of my dad, my grandpa and grandma, who've been, I've been keeping up with every single day, getting any updates I can with what's going on with them and around them. And also my friends who I grew up with in Ukraine, who are now stuck in… the capital city that is being assaulted by Russian missiles and bombs."