Vladimir Putin beaten by a cat as the first to cross $4 billion Crimea Bridge

As Russian President Vladimir Putin drove across the brand-new Crimean Bridge, connecting the peninsula with the mainland, he knew that he technically wasn't the first to do so.

cat crosses bridge 4

Two days ago, Mostik, the cat belonging to the construction workers, bragged to his thousands of Instagram followers about being the first to have crossed the much-anticipated bridge.

cat crosses bridge 1

Since 2015 Mostik, a former stray kitten, has served as a mascot for the construction workers; while it is unknown when the cat was born, the engineers decided to celebrate his birthday on November 29, the professional holiday of bridge builders in Russia.

cat crosses bridge 2