.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, collapsed and burning, began spreading on social media sites. That by itself was actually certainly not unique: Ukrainian powers have shot down scores of choppers because the Russian invasion began. Much more unusual was the claim in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had been actually downed by a tiny drone. A video recording launched due to the nation's armies a few days later appeared to give support to that claim: the footage (see below) reveals a drone reaching another Russian airplane, this time around an Mi-28 assault helicopter, supposedly obliging it to create an emergency touchdown. Was actually these fortunate smash hits-- or even indications of an advance in flying combat?