.ON JULY 31ST pictures of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, collapsed and burning, began distributing on social networks. That by itself was certainly not unique: Ukrainian forces have shot down ratings of helicopters because the Russian intrusion began. A lot more surprising was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian push that this helicopter had been downed through a little drone.
An online video released due to the nation’s armies a few days eventually appeared to lend support to that case: the footage (view listed below) reveals a drone striking yet another Russian airplane, this time an Mi-28 strike chopper, apparently obliging it to create an unexpected emergency landing. Was actually these privileged favorites– or indications of a development in flying warfare?