Ukraine used a long range loitering munition to, again, strike the business district of downtown Moscow on Aug. 23, 2023. A powerful blast can be seen striking a skyscraper against the night sky.

Russian MoD claims that two other drones were shot down in the Moscow region at around the same time. Ukraine is striking the heart of Russia to demonstrate to the Russian people that their government is unable to protect them and remind them that the war in Ukraine is right next door.

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Will Killmore is a US Army combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. Following his time in service, he successfully pursued a certificate of journalism and has been a blogger for Funker530 since 2014. Follow Will’s bad takes on Twitter