Chechnya Leader Drives Tesla Cybertruck with Mounted Machinegun to Ukraine Conflict Zone

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's Chechnya region, released a video of himself driving a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machinegun, planning to send it to Ukraine. He praised Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Telegram and invited him to Chechnya. Tesla has not commented on the matter.

In a startling display, Chechnya's regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov shared a video on Saturday showing himself at the helm of a Tesla Cybertruck, which appeared to have a machinegun mounted on top. Kadyrov announced plans to send the militarized vehicle to the Ukraine conflict zone.

Known for his eye-catching publicity stunts, Kadyrov lavished praise on Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk on the Telegram messaging app, calling him the "strongest genius of modern times" and extending an invitation for Musk to visit Chechnya.

"We... await your future products that will help us finish the special military operation," Kadyrov wrote, using the Russian government's official term for the war in Ukraine. There has been no immediate response from Tesla regarding this development.

(With inputs from agencies.)