.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and also burning, began flowing on social media. That by itself was certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian forces have actually obliterated scores of choppers considering that the Russian invasion began. A lot more shocking was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had actually been downed by a small drone. An online video launched by the country's armies a handful of times later on seemed to be to lend support to that case: the video (see listed below) reveals a drone striking an additional Russian plane, this moment an Mi-28 strike chopper, reportedly forcing it to make an emergency situation landing. Was actually these fortunate smash hits-- or signs of a discovery in airborne combat?