.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and also burning, started circulating on social media. That by itself was not unique: Ukrainian powers have actually shot down ratings of choppers given that the Russian attack started. A lot more surprising was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had been downed by a small drone. A video recording released due to the country's armies a few days eventually seemed to give credence to that insurance claim: the footage (observe listed below) reveals a drone striking another Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 strike helicopter, apparently compeling it to make an emergency touchdown. Were these privileged smash hits-- or even indications of an advance in aerial war?