.ON JULY 31ST photos of a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter, collapsed and burning, started distributing on social media sites. That by itself was actually not uncommon: Ukrainian pressures have actually rejected ratings of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian invasion began. Much more astonishing was the case in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had been actually downed by a tiny drone.
An online video discharged due to the nation’s armies a handful of days eventually seemed to be to offer support to that insurance claim: the footage (view below) shows a drone hitting another Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly requiring it to create an emergency situation touchdown. Were these lucky smash hits– or signs of an advancement in flying war?