.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, collapsed as well as burning, began distributing on social media. That in itself was not uncommon: Ukrainian forces have obliterated ratings of choppers given that the Russian infiltration began. Far more unexpected was actually the claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been actually downed through a small drone.
A video recording released by the nation’s armed forces a few days eventually seemed to be to offer credence to that case: the video footage (view below) presents a drone striking an additional Russian airplane, this time around an Mi-28 attack helicopter, reportedly forcing it to make an emergency landing. Was actually these privileged smash hits– or even signs of an advancement in flying warfare?