The warlord leader of Chechnya has fitted a Tesla Cybertruck with a machinegun and promised to send it into combat with Russian forces in Ukraine, thanking Elon Musk for the vehicle.
Ramzan Kadyrov shared a video of himself behind the wheel of the adapted truck in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, a region of Russia in the North Caucasus. “A comfortable car. The lads will be happy,” he said, smirking, as he drove.
On Telegram on Saturday, he wrote: “We received a Tesla Cybertruck from the respected Elon Musk.”
Kadyrov said the truck was “not called a Cyberbeast for nothing” and that he had fallen in love with it
AFP
Musk, the billionaire Tesla boss, has not commented. He has frequently been accused of echoing Kremlin talking points. However, it is thought Kadyrov’s suggestion that Musk sent him the Cybertruck is a stunt designed to sow