Do helicopters have a future? Lessons from the war in Ukraine [ANALYSIS]

Wrecks of rotiplane in Ukrainian fields. Russia's state-of-the-art Mi-28 and Ka-52 attack helicopters falling under the fire of handheld Lightning launchers. Defeat of a large chopper landing at Hostomel Airport and massacre of airborne troops (WDW). These images from the war in Ukraine are, according to many, bright signs of the end of the rotoplane career on the modern battlefield. Is the era of helicopters truly coming to an end?