.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, plunged and burning, began spreading on social networks. That by itself was actually certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated credit ratings of choppers due to the fact that the Russian attack started. A lot more unusual was actually the case in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had been actually downed through a tiny drone. An online video discharged by the nation's militaries a few times later on seemed to give credence to that insurance claim: the video (view below) shows a drone attacking an additional Russian airplane, this moment an Mi-28 attack helicopter, supposedly compeling it to create an unexpected emergency touchdown. Were these fortunate hits-- or even indicators of an advancement in airborne combat?