Putin commissions 'Doomsday' planes as he prepares for nuclear war amid growing tensions

Russia is building two new planes that will be used to evacuate top Kremlin officials and as an aerial command post, according to a state-owned news agency. The report from RIA Novosti revealed on Monday that work on the jets has already started in Voronezh, a city 321 miles south of Moscow. The news agency said the planes would be used "to evacuate the country's senior leadership and coordinate the troops in case of the destruction of ground and satellite infrastructure." The so-called "Doomsday" planes, named for their ability to withstand a nuclear blast, will be hooked up with technology…