A Gomel resident fell asleep on a bus with a puppy in his arms — and became a TikTok star
The video was published a couple of days ago. The frame shows a passenger on a city bus in Gomel. The man doesn't see himself being filmed because he fell asleep, but a puppy is awake in his arms, noted "Strong News".

Screenshot from the video
This is all that happens in the video — however, it was liked by the platform's users and they started actively commenting on it. The video was liked by more than a hundred thousand people and viewed about a million times.
The comments are filled with endearment. Everyone liked the man and his little pet: someone suggested that the pair was returning from their dacha. The man, they say, worked hard and fell asleep before reaching home, and the little one, like a loyal friend, guards his sleep.
Later, Times.by wrote that the man in the video is Mikhail Kovalyov, a well-known Gomel animator. He usually rides a bicycle, but a few days ago he got a flat tire and was forced to take a bus from his dacha.
“I got so worn out at the dacha during the day that I fell asleep and didn’t notice I was being filmed,” Mikhail said. “I have no complaints to the video's author; on the contrary, everything turned out heartwarming. There are many positive comments, and that makes me happy.”
His puppy's name is Iriska. It's a girl, three months old. Moreover, the little one has only been with Mikhail for two days.
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