.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged and burning, started distributing on social media sites. That by itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian forces have rejected scores of helicopters considering that the Russian intrusion started. Much more shocking was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had been actually downed by a small drone. A video discharged due to the nation's militaries a couple of days eventually seemed to offer credence to that insurance claim: the video (observe listed below) shows a drone reaching one more Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly pushing it to create an emergency situation landing. Were these blessed smash hits-- or indications of an advance in aerial combat?