.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed as well as burning, started circulating on social media sites. That by itself was actually certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have shot down ratings of choppers since the Russian invasion began. A lot more unexpected was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed through a small drone. An online video released by the country's militaries a couple of days eventually appeared to provide credence to that insurance claim: the video (see below) presents a drone reaching one more Russian plane, this time around an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly forcing it to make an urgent touchdown. Were these privileged smash hits-- or even indicators of an advancement in aerial war?