.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and also burning, began spreading on social networks. That by itself was not uncommon: Ukrainian pressures have actually obliterated scores of helicopters since the Russian infiltration began. Far more unexpected was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been actually downed by a little drone. A video discharged by the nation's militaries a couple of days later on seemed to offer credence to that case: the footage (view below) shows a drone reaching another Russian aircraft, this moment an Mi-28 attack helicopter, supposedly forcing it to make an emergency situation touchdown. Were these privileged smash hits-- or even indicators of an advance in flying war?