Foreigners in Ukraine ordered to evacuate. WaPo says military morale low. Expensive EU wood. (Alex Christoforou)

The Ukraine military is running out of time to make any real 'progress' in the war. China, Egypt, Serbia and other countries friendly to Russia are urging evacuations. The fact that Ukrainian troops have not been rotated in and out of the front lines reveals they are really struggling.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 18, 2022.]