PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 22nd, 2026: How The Kremlin FAKED A Major Battlefield Victory & New Questions About Iran's Military Recovery

The President's Daily Brief · May 22, 2026 · 17m

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First—Did the Kremlin fake a major battlefield victory in Ukraine? Russian military bloggers now claim Moscow declared Kupiansk captured while fighting was still raging inside the city, raising serious questions about whether commanders are feeding false information to Vladimir Putin himself. Later in the show—Just six weeks into the ceasefire, U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe Iran has already restarted parts of its drone production network—and may be rebuilding key military capabilities far faster than expected. To listen to the…