American military analysts say those forces are continuing to make advances in eastern europe, but strong resistance from ukrainian troops slowing their progress. according to the times, russia relied on tanks when it first invaded ukraine in late february, but that strategy failed. the times reports military analysts from the institute of the study of war, a washington thinktank, say in their recent assessment on tuesday, quote, russian forces adopted a sounder pattern of operational movement in eastern ukraine, which is allowing them to bring more combat power to bear in their narrower goal of capturing the region. meanwhile, ukraine is asking the biden administration to provide its troops with armed drones. the request comes as british defense ministry updated its intelligence report, saying russia is still relying on heavy air bombardments as it turns its efforts on taking control of the east and south of ukraine. admiral stavridis, does that assessment line up with what you re