.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, collapsed and also burning, began spreading on social media. That by itself was not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually rejected credit ratings of choppers since the Russian attack began. A lot more shocking was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had been actually downed through a tiny drone. A video clip launched by the country's armed forces a handful of days later seemed to give credence to that insurance claim: the footage (find listed below) shows a drone hitting another Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 attack helicopter, apparently requiring it to create an emergency touchdown. Was actually these privileged favorites-- or even indicators of an advance in airborne war?