A meowlotov cocktail, also known as a cat bomb, is a homemade explosive device made from a glass bottle filled with gasoline or diesel fuel, with a lit rag stuffed into the neck of the bottle. The name meowlotov cocktail is a portmanteau of the words “meow” and “molotov cocktail.”

The meowlotov cocktail was first invented in the early 1940s by the Soviet Union as a weapon against German tanks. The device was later used by various rebel groups throughout …