.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, plunged as well as burning, started circulating on social networking sites. That in itself was actually not unusual: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated credit ratings of choppers since the Russian attack started. Much more unusual was the claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had been downed through a tiny drone. A video recording launched by the nation's militaries a handful of times later on seemed to be to give support to that claim: the video footage (observe listed below) presents a drone striking yet another Russian airplane, this moment an Mi-28 strike chopper, supposedly obliging it to make an emergency landing. Was actually these blessed hits-- or indicators of an advance in flying warfare?