.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, plunged as well as burning, started flowing on social networks. That by itself was certainly not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down scores of choppers given that the Russian infiltration began. A lot more surprising was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a tiny drone. A video clip released due to the country's armed forces a couple of times later seemed to be to provide support to that case: the video footage (observe below) presents a drone striking one more Russian plane, this time around an Mi-28 assault helicopter, apparently obliging it to make an unexpected emergency landing. Were these fortunate favorites-- or even indications of an innovation in airborne combat?