.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and also burning, began spreading on social media sites. That in itself was not uncommon: Ukrainian pressures have actually shot down scores of choppers because the Russian intrusion began. So much more surprising was the case in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had been downed through a tiny drone. A video released by the country's armed forces a couple of times later on seemed to be to give credence to that claim: the footage (observe listed below) presents a drone reaching another Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 assault chopper, reportedly obliging it to create an unexpected emergency touchdown. Were these lucky favorites-- or even signs of a discovery in flying combat?