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Again, text PDB to 989898. It's Tuesday, the 18th of November. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First up, Russia's oil

sector is taking heavy hits on two fronts. Ukrainian drones are striking deep inside the country,

while new U.S. sanctions are

choking off the Kremlin's biggest customers. This combination is turning into a serious problem

for Moscow, and we'll have the details. Later in the show, Germany is set to lift its arms export

freeze on Israel, saying the Gaza ceasefire has stabilized enough

to roll back restrictions imposed during the height of the conflict. But first, today's afternoon

spotlight. We're starting off with an issue we followed closely on the PDB, and the latest

developments point to mounting trouble for the Kremlin.

Moscow's energy sector, the financial backbone of its war effort, continues to get battered on two

fronts. It's being pummeled both by Ukrainian drones and missiles and by the new round of

U.S. sanctions. Let's start with the battlefield. In a nighttime attack, Ukraine struck one of Moscow's most important oil refineries located in the Samara region.

It's one of the ten largest refineries in Russia and produces an estimated 8.8 million metric tons of oil every year.

That includes gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

The strike was carried out with Ukraine's new jet-propelled bars drones, which have the range to reach nearly 900 miles inside Russian territory.

The Ukrainian general staff released video showing the attack's aftermath, marking the sixth time

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