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The struggle between drones and helicopters in Ukraine

.ON JULY 31ST images of a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter, crashed as well as burning, started spreading on social networks. That in itself was not unusual: Ukrainian powers have actually obliterated scores of helicopters due to the fact that the Russian invasion began. Far more unexpected was actually the case in the Ukrainian press that this helicopter had actually been downed by a small drone. A video released by the country's armed forces a few times later appeared to provide support to that claim: the video (find below) reveals a drone attacking an additional Russian plane, this time an Mi-28 attack chopper, supposedly obliging it to make an emergency situation touchdown. Were these fortunate smash hits-- or even signs of a discovery in aerial warfare?