.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged and burning, started spreading on social networking sites. That by itself was actually not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down ratings of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian intrusion started. Far more unusual was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been actually downed by a small drone. A video recording discharged by the nation's armies a handful of days eventually appeared to give support to that claim: the video (find listed below) shows a drone reaching another Russian airplane, this time around an Mi-28 strike helicopter, apparently obliging it to make an urgent landing. Were these lucky smash hits-- or even indicators of a breakthrough in aerial combat?