During the current war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the biggest battles centers around the bridge connecting Russia to Ukraine. That’s because Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine back in 2014 and then built a bridge to connect Russia and Crimea.

While most people might follow the war news over Ukraine’s attempts to attack this Crimea bridge, most people forget the Crimea bridge began with more important news. Namely, a cat named Mostik crossed the bridge ahead of Putin, making him a celebrity. With the current war, there’s no news on which side Mostik favors but in any event, Mostik has gone down in the history books as cross the Crimea bridge before Putin.

To learn more about Mostik and the Crimean bridge, click here.