The key facts

  • A home is being sought for four kittens: a calico kitten, her young mother, a ginger kitten, and a gray kitten missing a front paw
  • The animals live in a box near a store in the village of Alexandria and twice a day come to Lukashenko while he chops firewood
  • The day before, Lukashenko appeared on video with the kittens

Kittens from Alexandria are looking for a home

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will help find homes for four stray kittens that come to him while he chops firewood. This was reported by the Telegram channel Pool Insider (the message was cited by the publication Gazeta.Ru with reference to an Instagram post; Instagram is owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia).

Who exactly is looking for a home

The animals live in a box near a store in the village of Alexandria — Lukashenko's small homeland — and twice a day they come to the place where he chops firewood. According to Pool Insider, a home is being sought for

Video and the president's household

The day before, Lukashenko appeared on video together with the four stray kittens from his small homeland. This happened the day after he chopped firewood in front of journalists. According to Gazeta.Ru, the Belarusian leader's personal household includes cows, horses, goats, ostriches, turkeys, Chinese and ordinary chickens, geese and rabbits, as well as cats and dogs — among them a Labrador, Laikas, and a Spitz named Umka. The fate of the kittens after they are rehomed is not specified in the publications.