.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, crashed and also burning, began distributing on social networks. That by itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated ratings of helicopters because the Russian intrusion started. A lot more unexpected was actually the claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been actually downed through a tiny drone. An online video discharged by the nation's armies a handful of days eventually seemed to be to offer support to that insurance claim: the video (observe below) shows a drone reaching one more Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 attack helicopter, reportedly obliging it to create an unexpected emergency landing. Were these blessed favorites-- or signs of a development in airborne combat?