.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, crashed as well as burning, began spreading on social media. That by itself was not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually rejected ratings of helicopters considering that the Russian intrusion started. Much more unexpected was actually the claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had been actually downed by a small drone. An online video released due to the nation's armies a few times eventually appeared to offer support to that insurance claim: the video footage (see listed below) presents a drone reaching yet another Russian airplane, this moment an Mi-28 attack chopper, supposedly compeling it to create an urgent landing. Was actually these lucky hits-- or even indicators of an innovation in aerial warfare?