.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, plunged and also burning, started flowing on social networking sites. That in itself was actually certainly not unique: Ukrainian pressures have actually obliterated scores of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian attack started. Much more unusual was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had actually been actually downed by a tiny drone. A video recording released by the nation's militaries a handful of days later on seemed to be to provide credence to that claim: the footage (find listed below) shows a drone striking another Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 attack helicopter, reportedly pushing it to create an emergency landing. Were these blessed favorites-- or even indicators of a development in aerial war?