Ok So Russia got it's butt kicked in phase one where as I predicted ,they over reached ,and tried to play 'capture the Capitol ' ;a move even US Grant knew was a waste of resources .(his goal was to defeat the Confererate Army so when he had the chance to march into Richmond unopposed ;he bypassed it in favor of pinning Lee's army)

Phase 2 is the move the Russians should've attempted at the beginning ;which is to secure a land route to Crimea and to cut off Ukraine troops in Donbas .

To complete this move he must capture Mariupol ,Kherson ,Mykolayv ,and would like to go so far as the capture Odesa on the western border of Ukraine with Moldova . This would essentially make Ukraine a land locked nation that could only move import/export by land through eastern European nations . Shipping grain ;Ukraine's major export would be severely compromised .

To get to Odeas from the Russian border would also require Russian troops to successfully cross 3 rivers .

BUT ,what if the Russians could open a 2nd front from Moldova ? A Russian General floated that possibility over the weekend .

Russia wants to seize land corridors to Crimea and Moldova, Russian general says (theweek.com) (https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1012882/russia-wants-to-seize-land-corridors-to-crimea-and-moldova-russian)

There is a strip of Moldova that Russian ethnics in Moldova have declared a break away republic . They call it " Transnistria." No one in the world recognizes the republic except for perhaps Russia. But since the region is pro -Russian ,the Russians have troops there to protect the ethnic Russians .The region is a hop skip from Odesa runs along almost the entire Moldova border with Ukraine .Moldova is officially "neutral" . But it has deep economic ties with western Europe .
ussia eyes route to Trans-Dniester: What do we know? | News | DW | 22.04.2022 (https://www.dw.com/en/russia-eyes-route-to-trans-dniester-what-do-we-know/a-61559127)

So how could Russia invade from Moldova ?

Surprise surprise !!! Coincidently there were some explosions that rocked Transnistria ! The blasts damaged radio towers where Russian propaganda are broadcast at the ministry of state securityfor Transnistria. They say that the blasts came from an RPG attack .
This false flag attack will give the Russians a 2nd front on their drive to secure Black Sea and the Sea of Azov from Ukraine contention .They can also justify their attacks as a means to liberate areas of Russian ethnics in Moldova .
It is a blatant expansion of the conflict that will have been justified by a transparent false flag provocation.

The Russians are "concerned "
ears grow over Moldova breakaway region being drawn into Ukraine war | Moldova | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/26/moldova-holds-security-meeting-as-tensions-rise-over-breakaway-region-transnistria)

Russians have put their troops on "full alert "
General Staff: Russian troops in Transnistria on full alert (yahoo.com) (https://news.yahoo.com/general-staff-russian-troops-transnistria-160235708.html)

Residents of Transnistria are getting texts warning them of possible Ukraine missile attacks against them. Who do you suppose will be firing those missiles ?

Russia is preparing a missile strike on Transnistria to cause civilian casualties - Ukrainian intelligence (yahoo.com) (https://news.yahoo.com/russia-preparing-missile-strike-transnistria-153100647.html)