Hello. I'm cat Stepan, and here you will meet me. Nice to meet you!

About me

My name is Stepan (Ukrainian: Степан).

I'm from Ukraine. I was born in 2008 in Kharkiv. My owner's name is Anna, she found me when I was little. Since then, we have been living with her in a multi-story building on Saltovka in Kharkiv.

In 2020, during quarantine, Anna recorded the first video with me, and it gained several million views. Since then, Anna has been posting new photos almost every day.

In November 2021, Britney Spears drew attention with me in her post. The publication received over 1.1 million likes and almost nine thousand comments. Soon after, the Italian fashion house Valentino published an advertisement for one of their bags with my image.

On February 24, 2022, Anna and Me were surprised by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, during which Kharkiv was heavily bombed, destroying a part of the city, including residential areas, leaving dozens of people dead and injured. We were forced to leave Ukraine.

I'm safe now, but the war is still going on. And I, like everyone else, want to go home.
P.S. this information from wikipedia
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News

cat Stepan
03 Dec

Chill Ukrainian cat Stepan goes viral, does ad for Valentino

Stepan, the viral cat from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, sits next to a purse by Valentino Italian luxury brand in a photo posted on his Instagram on Nov. 30, 2021. (LoveYouStepan / Instagram)

cat Stepan
7 Nov

Cat Stepan becomes ambassador of ‘Save Ukrainian Culture’ project

Stepan, a cat-blogger who has over a million Instagram followers, became the third ambassador of the “Save Ukrainian Culture” project.

cat Stepan
18 Mar

Famous Ukrainian cat Stepan escapes to France from shelling of Kharkiv

Stepan, a Ukrainian cat with over 1 million Instagram followers, managed to flee the war ravaging his country.