The battle in between drones as well as choppers in Ukraine

.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, plunged as well as burning, started spreading on social media. That in itself was actually not unique: Ukrainian powers have actually rejected scores of choppers since the Russian infiltration started. Far more surprising was the case in the Ukrainian push that this chopper had actually been actually downed through a small drone.

A video launched due to the nation’s armies a couple of times eventually seemed to be to lend support to that insurance claim: the video (observe listed below) shows a drone reaching yet another Russian plane, this moment an Mi-28 attack chopper, reportedly requiring it to create an emergency situation landing. Were these privileged smash hits– or even indicators of a breakthrough in flying warfare?