.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, plunged and burning, started distributing on social media. That by itself was not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down credit ratings of choppers because the Russian infiltration started. So much more shocking was actually the claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had been actually downed through a small drone. A video clip launched due to the nation's armies a few days eventually seemed to be to provide credence to that case: the video footage (observe listed below) reveals a drone striking an additional Russian plane, this moment an Mi-28 attack helicopter, supposedly requiring it to create an urgent touchdown. Was actually these privileged favorites-- or indications of a breakthrough in flying combat?