Putin Ally features a Tesla Cybertruck equipped with a machine gun

“I received a Tesla Cybertruck from the esteemed Elon Musk. I was excited to test this new technology and personally witnessed why it is rightly called the ‘Cyberbeast,'” he wrote, according to a translation.

“The Cybertruck will soon be sent to the SVO area, where it will be requested under the appropriate conditions. I am confident that this ‘beast’ will be of great use to our soldiers,” he added. SVO is a reference to the “special military operation” in Ukraine.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, which was sent after business hours.

Kadyrov, the Kremlin-appointed leader of Chechnya, has long been a prolific user of social media and is known for publicity stunts – he was photographed playing soccer against the late Argentine star Diego Maradona and once had actor Hilary Swank attend his birthday party .

He is a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and provided troops for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In May, Kadyrov said 43,500 Chechen fighters had already served in Ukraine, according to Reuters.