.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, collapsed and burning, started flowing on social media sites. That by itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated credit ratings of choppers due to the fact that the Russian attack started. Much more surprising was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed through a little drone. A video launched due to the country's armies a handful of times later appeared to lend credence to that case: the video footage (view listed below) shows a drone striking one more Russian plane, this time around an Mi-28 strike chopper, reportedly pushing it to create an unexpected emergency landing. Were these privileged smash hits-- or even indicators of a development in flying combat?