.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, crashed and also burning, started flowing on social networking sites. That by itself was certainly not unusual: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down scores of helicopters because the Russian intrusion started. So much more surprising was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had been actually downed through a little drone. A video launched due to the nation's armed forces a couple of days later seemed to provide support to that case: the footage (find listed below) reveals a drone attacking one more Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 assault chopper, supposedly forcing it to make an emergency situation touchdown. Were these privileged hits-- or indications of a breakthrough in flying combat?