.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, collapsed as well as burning, started spreading on social media. That by itself was actually not uncommon: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down ratings of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian intrusion started. Much more unexpected was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had been downed by a tiny drone. An online video released by the nation's armies a few times eventually appeared to give support to that case: the video footage (see listed below) shows a drone reaching another Russian plane, this moment an Mi-28 strike helicopter, supposedly pushing it to create an emergency situation touchdown. Were these fortunate hits-- or signs of a discovery in airborne combat?