.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, plunged as well as burning, began circulating on social networking sites. That in itself was actually not uncommon: Ukrainian powers have rejected scores of choppers because the Russian intrusion started. A lot more surprising was actually the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed by a tiny drone. A video launched by the country's armies a few times later on appeared to give credence to that case: the footage (observe listed below) shows a drone attacking one more Russian aircraft, this time around an Mi-28 assault chopper, reportedly requiring it to create an emergency landing. Were these blessed hits-- or indications of an innovation in aerial warfare?