.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation chopper, crashed and burning, began distributing on social media. That in itself was not unusual: Ukrainian forces have actually shot down scores of choppers since the Russian infiltration started. Much more unusual was the case in the Ukrainian press that this chopper had been actually downed through a tiny drone. A video recording released by the country's armed forces a handful of times later on seemed to be to offer support to that claim: the footage (find listed below) presents a drone striking another Russian aircraft, this time around an Mi-28 assault helicopter, reportedly forcing it to make an emergency touchdown. Were these blessed hits-- or even indications of an advance in flying war?