.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged and also burning, began spreading on social media. That in itself was actually not unique: Ukrainian powers have obliterated scores of choppers since the Russian invasion began. Far more unusual was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had been actually downed by a little drone. A video recording launched by the nation's militaries a few times eventually seemed to be to provide support to that claim: the footage (view below) presents a drone hitting an additional Russian aircraft, this time an Mi-28 strike helicopter, supposedly requiring it to make an urgent touchdown. Was actually these privileged favorites-- or even signs of a discovery in airborne combat?