After a Russian charter plane flying over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt crashed this Saturday, killing 224 passengers and crew members, the Islamic State group rushed to claim responsibility, citing President Vladimir Putin’s recent incursion into Syria as justification for its actions.
According to a LiveLeak report published later that evening, Putin allegedly planned to respond by nuking Islamic State group militants into smithereens.
“In response to the purported downing of a Russian civilian airliner in the Sinai in Egypt, the Kremlin is now poised for a nuclear strike on sites controlled by the Islamic State,” LiveLeak reported.The site also claimed that Russia had begun “moving its tactical nuclear units closer to its international boundaries” and that military officials were evacuating Russian nationals from Middle Eastern nations such as Syria and Iraq.
Russia also reportedly warned its allies in the region to move their civilians from areas that might be struck by its nuclear arsenal.