.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport chopper, collapsed and also burning, started spreading on social networks. That by itself was actually not unique: Ukrainian pressures have rejected scores of helicopters since the Russian attack started. Much more unusual was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had been actually downed through a small drone. A video recording released by the country's militaries a few times eventually seemed to be to lend credence to that insurance claim: the video (see listed below) presents a drone attacking yet another Russian aircraft, this moment an Mi-28 assault chopper, supposedly pushing it to create an urgent touchdown. Were these lucky smash hits-- or indicators of an innovation in aerial combat?