.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed as well as burning, began flowing on social networks. That by itself was certainly not unusual: Ukrainian pressures have actually obliterated ratings of choppers since the Russian intrusion began. A lot more unusual was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had been actually downed through a tiny drone. An online video discharged by the country's militaries a few times later on seemed to give credence to that case: the video footage (observe below) shows a drone striking one more Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 attack chopper, reportedly obliging it to make an unexpected emergency landing. Was actually these privileged favorites-- or even indications of an advancement in airborne combat?