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The Chechen warlord — an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin — posted a video of himself driving the car, which was fitted with a gun turret, across the grounds of his presidential palace.
At one level within the video, a grinning Kadyrov, sporting a black hood and draped in an ammo belt, stands behind the gun turret bolted to the roof of the car.
He stated that the automobile would “quickly be despatched” to the battlefield in Ukraine. “I’m certain that this ‘beast’ will probably be of nice use to our troopers,” Kadyrov added.
Kadyrov thanked Tesla proprietor Musk and prolonged an invite to the billionaire to come back to Russia.
“Elon, thanks! Come to Grozny, I’ll obtain you as my most pricey visitor!” he stated.
POLITICO contacted Tesla for remark.
