.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed and burning, began circulating on social media. That by itself was actually not unique: Ukrainian pressures have actually rejected scores of choppers considering that the Russian intrusion started. Much more unusual was the insurance claim in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed by a little drone.
An online video launched due to the country’s armed forces a few times later seemed to lend support to that claim: the footage (observe listed below) shows a drone striking one more Russian aircraft, this moment an Mi-28 attack chopper, reportedly obliging it to make an emergency touchdown. Was actually these fortunate favorites– or indicators of a discovery in flying combat?