.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and also burning, started flowing on social networks. That in itself was actually certainly not unique: Ukrainian forces have actually obliterated scores of choppers considering that the Russian infiltration started. So much more surprising was the claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed by a tiny drone.
A video recording launched by the country’s militaries a handful of days eventually appeared to offer support to that claim: the footage (view listed below) reveals a drone striking one more Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 attack helicopter, supposedly requiring it to make an emergency situation touchdown. Were these blessed hits– or even signs of an advance in aerial combat?