.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, collapsed and also burning, started circulating on social media sites. That in itself was actually certainly not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have actually rejected scores of helicopters given that the Russian intrusion started. Much more astonishing was the case in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had actually been downed through a small drone. An online video released by the nation's militaries a few days later on appeared to give support to that case: the footage (view below) reveals a drone attacking yet another Russian plane, this time around an Mi-28 assault chopper, apparently compeling it to create an unexpected emergency landing. Was actually these blessed favorites-- or even indications of an innovation in flying combat?