.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, plunged as well as burning, started distributing on social media. That by itself was actually not uncommon: Ukrainian pressures have actually shot down scores of choppers given that the Russian attack started. So much more unusual was actually the case in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had actually been downed by a tiny drone. A video recording launched by the country's armed forces a handful of times later on seemed to provide credence to that insurance claim: the footage (view below) shows a drone attacking an additional Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 attack helicopter, apparently requiring it to create an urgent touchdown. Were these blessed smash hits-- or even indications of an innovation in airborne combat?