PDB Afternoon Bulletin | December 12th, 2025: Kyiv’s Biggest Drone Attack Yet & Trump Targets Illicit Oil

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up— as pressure mounts on Kyiv to make concessions, Ukraine answers with force. Hundreds of drones slam into Russia in the largest attack of the war, striking targets from Moscow to the Caspian Sea and hitting a critical offshore oil platform deep inside Russia’s energy heartland. Later in the show— new details emerge on the dramatic U.S. seizure of a tanker off the coast of Venezuela, as reporting indicates the Trump administration is preparing additional actions to crack down on the illicit oil trade moving through the Caribbean. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Tax Relief Advocates: End your tax nightmare today by visiting us online at https://TRA.com/podcast Nobl Travel: Protect your gear and travel smarter—NOBL’s zipper-free carry-on is up to 58% off at https://NOBLTravel.com Ridge Wallet: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 47% Off @Ridge with code PDB at https://www.Ridge.com/PDB #Ridgepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.0	Again, text PDB to the number 989-89-98. It's Friday, the 12th of December. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,
0:41.0	your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up, as pressure mounts
0:47.7	on Kiev to make concessions, Ukraine, well, answers with force. Hundreds of drones slam into Russia in the largest attack of the war,
0:57.1	reaching all the way to a critical oil platform in the Caspian Sea. I'll have those details.
1:02.6	Later in the show, the latest news on that dramatic seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela,
1:08.6	as reports indicate that the Trump administration
1:11.4	is planning more actions against the illicit oil trade in the Caribbean.
1:16.0	But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
1:18.7	Despite repeated claims that Russia is now holding all the cards in this war and efforts
1:23.7	by the White House to pressure Kiev into accepting territorial concessions,
1:31.3	Ukraine continues to prove that it is very much still in the fight,
1:36.0	and capable of landing powerful blows that force Moscow onto the defensive.
1:41.6	Over the past 24 hours, Keeve launched what Ukrainian officials and independent analysts are calling the largest drone attack of the entire war.
1:45.5	Hundreds of attack drones were unleashed in a coordinated operation, stretching across vast
1:50.7	distances of Russian territory, reaching from Moscow all the way down to the Caspian Sea.
1:56.8	Russian authorities say their air defenses intercepted dozens of drones, including at least 15 that were headed toward Moscow itself.
2:04.4	Flights were temporarily disrupted at major airports, and air defense systems were activated across multiple regions.
2:10.5	It's an unmistakable sign that Ukraine's drone campaign continues to stretch Russia's defenses thin.
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