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The President's Daily Brief

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 18th, 2025: Russia’s Drones Hunt Civilians & Jamaica Braces for Disaster

The President's Daily Brief

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News, Politics

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   A new United Nations investigation has found that Russian drone operators are deliberately targeting civilians in southern Ukraine. Investigators call it a coordinated campaign of terror — and a clear war crime.   Later in the show — Hurricane Melissa slams into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, threatening to become one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history.   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 Debt Relief Advocates: Learn what debt reduction you may qualify for. Go online and visit https://DRA.com  Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold   American Financing: Call American Financing today to find out how customers are saving an avg of $800/mo. NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org . APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-885-1881 for details about credit costs and terms. Visit http://www.AmericanFinancing.net/PDB . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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and you'll learn how to convert an existing IRA or a 401k into a gold IRA. Again, text PDB to 989-898-8. It's Tuesday, the 28th of October. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

0:40.6

your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right. Let's get briefed. First up, a UN report

0:47.3

reveals that Russia has been using drones in Ukraine to target and attack civilians. We'll provide

0:53.4

details on what the UN is calling the Kremlin's

0:55.8

latest war crime uncovered by investigators in southern Ukraine. Later in the show, Hurricane

1:01.9

Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm and is expected to be one of the

1:07.8

worst natural disasters in that country's history.

1:13.2

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

1:19.7

The UN has released a damning new report detailing how Russian soldiers are using small, short-range drones to target and kill civilians in and around the city of Kurson.

1:24.6

These are reportedly deliberate strikes, what the report calls a coordinated

1:28.6

campaign of terror against ordinary people. For more than a year, Russian drone operators have

1:34.5

been flying over Kersan streets, hovering low above homes and gardens, dropping hand grenades on

1:40.1

anyone unlucky enough to be outside. Workers tending their yards, people walking to the store,

1:46.5

firefighters responding to emergencies. The reports say these attacks have killed more than 200 civilians

1:51.9

and wounded about 2,000 others over the past year. Investigators from the UN interviewed more than

1:57.8

200 witnesses and analyzed over 500 videos. What they found

2:02.1

paints a grim picture. Dron operators intentionally following, tracking and striking

2:07.3

civilians. Sometimes they would wait for rescuers to arrive, hovering above burning buildings,

2:12.6

and then drop another grenade on ambulances or fire crews. The UN Commission concluded that these attacks

2:18.5

amount to war crimes, oh, you think, and in some cases crimes against humanity. According to the

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