In a video, the Chechen leader thanks the American billionaire for his support.
“I express my sincere gratitude to Elon Musk! He is of course the strongest genius of our time and a specialist. Great man! Well, the Cybertruck turned out to be a powerful project. Without a doubt, one of the best cars in the world“, said Ramzan Kadyrov this Saturday, August 17, quoted by the Russian media Kommersant.
The head of Chechnya announced on to chain Telegram that he received a Tesla Cybertruck from Elon Musk.
In the video attached to his post, Kadyrov is seen driving the Cybertruck, which is equipped with a roof-mounted machine gun. He claims that the vehicle offers excellent speed and can overcome various obstacles.
“Based on these excellent characteristics, the cybertruck will soon be sent to the NVO* zone [en Ukraine, NDLR]…I am sure that this ‘beast’ will bring many benefits to our soldiers” he added.
We even see the Chechen president perched in the back of the vehicle, behind the machine gun, cartridges slung over his shoulder.
Kadyrov also invited Elon Musk to come to Grozny, promising to welcome him “as his dearest guest”He said that he believed the Russian Foreign Ministry would not object to such a trip.
* The “NVO Zone” or “Zone of the Special Military Operation” (Russian: “Зона СВО” for “Зона Специальной Военной Операции”) is a term used by Russia to designate the regions in Ukraine where Russian forces are conducting military operations as part of what Moscow calls a “special military operation”. This operation began in February 2022 with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The term “special military operation” is used by the Russian authorities to avoid the use of the term “war” or “invasion”, and it refers to the entire range of Russian military actions in Ukrainian territories, including combat, shelling and other military activities. The “NVO Zone” therefore includes the regions where these activities are taking place, including in eastern and southern Ukraine, as well as in other disputed areas.
This term is often used by Russian media and authorities to designate conflict zones while minimizing the scale and nature of hostilities, in line with the Kremlin’s official line on intervention in Ukraine.
