The leader of Russia's Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video on Saturday of himself driving a Tesla (TSLA.O) Cybertruck with what looked like a machinegun mounted on top, saying he would send it to the Ukraine conflict zone.
Kadyrov, known for extravagant publicity stunts, heaped praise on both the vehicle and Tesla Motors chief executive Elon Musk on the Telegram messaging app, calling him the "strongest genius of modern times" and inviting Musk to Chechnya.
Russia's Kadyrov equips Tesla truck with machinegun for warKadyrov wrote, using the official term by which Russia describes its war in Ukraine.
There was no immediate comment from Tesla.
