.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, collapsed as well as burning, began distributing on social networking sites. That in itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually shot down ratings of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian invasion started. Far more shocking was the case in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a tiny drone. A video discharged by the nation's militaries a handful of times later on seemed to be to offer credence to that insurance claim: the footage (see listed below) presents a drone striking an additional Russian plane, this time around an Mi-28 attack chopper, reportedly forcing it to create an emergency landing. Were these blessed hits-- or indications of a discovery in aerial combat?