.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, collapsed and also burning, began distributing on social media sites. That by itself was actually certainly not unique: Ukrainian pressures have rejected credit ratings of helicopters given that the Russian attack began. Much more shocking was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been actually downed by a small drone. A video clip released by the country's militaries a handful of times later appeared to offer support to that claim: the footage (see below) reveals a drone reaching yet another Russian aircraft, this moment an Mi-28 attack helicopter, supposedly pushing it to create an urgent touchdown. Was actually these blessed hits-- or even indications of an advance in aerial warfare?