.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, collapsed as well as burning, started flowing on social networks. That in itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian forces have obliterated credit ratings of choppers due to the fact that the Russian invasion began. A lot more shocking was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been downed by a small drone. A video clip released by the nation's armed forces a handful of times later on seemed to be to provide support to that insurance claim: the video (view listed below) presents a drone attacking an additional Russian airplane, this time around an Mi-28 strike helicopter, apparently compeling it to create an emergency situation landing. Were these privileged favorites-- or even indicators of a breakthrough in flying war?