How Did a Chechen Warlord Get a Tesla Cybertruck?

A Chechen warlord and Putin-ally Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that Tesla owner Elon Musk gave him a Cybertruck, and showed a picture of himself on the back of the vehicle with a machine gun mounted on it in a Telegram channel Saturday, Aug. 17. Kadyrov wrote that he plans to use it in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Musk quickly denied ever gifting the vehicle. He also had some choice words for anyone thinking otherwise, using an anti-disability slur to describe them. Musk also accused the “legacy media” of lying.

Meanwhile, there is ongoing speculation on how the Chechen warlord received the truck in the first place, with a few theories floating around.

Lithuanian customs agents reportedly came across two Cybertrucks smuggled into Russia earlier this year. Some theorized that is how Kadyrov got his hands on the vehicle.

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