.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, crashed and burning, started circulating on social networks. That by itself was certainly not unique: Ukrainian powers have obliterated credit ratings of helicopters given that the Russian invasion began. Far more shocking was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a small drone.
A video recording discharged by the country’s militaries a handful of times eventually seemed to be to lend credence to that insurance claim: the video (observe below) reveals a drone attacking one more Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 assault chopper, reportedly forcing it to make an unexpected emergency touchdown. Were these fortunate hits– or even signs of a development in airborne war?