.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, plunged and burning, started flowing on social networking sites. That by itself was not unique: Ukrainian pressures have actually obliterated ratings of choppers given that the Russian intrusion began. Far more shocking was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had been actually downed through a tiny drone. A video discharged by the country's armed forces a handful of times later on seemed to be to give support to that case: the video (observe below) presents a drone reaching an additional Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, supposedly pushing it to create an unexpected emergency landing. Was actually these fortunate favorites-- or indications of an advance in airborne combat?