.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, plunged and burning, began flowing on social media sites. That by itself was actually certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian pressures have actually obliterated credit ratings of choppers because the Russian invasion began. A lot more unusual was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had been actually downed by a little drone. A video clip discharged due to the country's armies a handful of times eventually seemed to give credence to that case: the footage (see below) reveals a drone hitting an additional Russian airplane, this moment an Mi-28 assault chopper, supposedly compeling it to create an emergency situation landing. Were these blessed favorites-- or even indicators of an advancement in aerial combat?