.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, crashed as well as burning, began flowing on social media sites. That by itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually rejected scores of helicopters considering that the Russian attack started. Much more unusual was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been actually downed by a little drone. An online video discharged by the country's armies a handful of days later seemed to be to give support to that insurance claim: the footage (observe listed below) presents a drone hitting yet another Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 strike helicopter, apparently requiring it to make an emergency landing. Were these fortunate hits-- or indications of a development in flying warfare?