.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged and also burning, began flowing on social networking sites. That by itself was actually not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated ratings of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian infiltration began. Far more astonishing was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a small drone. An online video released by the country's armed forces a handful of times eventually seemed to lend credence to that case: the footage (see listed below) reveals a drone hitting another Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly obliging it to create an urgent landing. Were these fortunate smash hits-- or signs of a discovery in aerial warfare?