.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, collapsed as well as burning, began circulating on social media. That in itself was not unique: Ukrainian pressures have actually shot down scores of helicopters because the Russian intrusion started. A lot more astonishing was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had actually been downed by a little drone. A video recording released by the nation's armed forces a handful of times later on seemed to provide credence to that claim: the footage (view listed below) shows a drone reaching one more Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly obliging it to create an emergency situation touchdown. Was actually these blessed hits-- or indications of a discovery in airborne war?