CNN —Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Tesla CEO Elon Musk of “remotely disabling” his Cybertruck, which had been sent to the frontline of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Chechen warlord, known for his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his active involvement in Russia’s ongoing military operations in Ukraine, shared footage of himself in August driving a Cybertruck and claimed it was a gift from Musk.
Kadyrov repeated his claim earlierthis week as he lamented that the high-tech vehicle had to be towed from the battlefield, saying: “What Elon Musk did was not nice.
Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck, which is fully electric as all of the company’s vehicles, in 2019 in Los Angeles.
Kadyrov, who was installed as Chechen leader by Putin, has been criticized for decades for alleged human rights violations.
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