.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged and also burning, started spreading on social networks. That by itself was not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down scores of helicopters since the Russian attack started. Far more surprising was actually the claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had been downed by a little drone. A video launched due to the nation's armed forces a handful of times later seemed to be to provide support to that claim: the footage (view listed below) shows a drone hitting an additional Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, apparently forcing it to make an unexpected emergency landing. Was actually these blessed smash hits-- or indications of an advance in aerial war?