.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, plunged and burning, began spreading on social media. That in itself was actually certainly not unique: Ukrainian forces have obliterated credit ratings of helicopters given that the Russian invasion began. A lot more surprising was actually the claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a little drone. An online video launched by the nation's armed forces a couple of times later seemed to be to give support to that insurance claim: the video (view listed below) shows a drone reaching an additional Russian airplane, this moment an Mi-28 assault chopper, apparently forcing it to create an unexpected emergency touchdown. Were these blessed favorites-- or indicators of an advance in flying combat?