Hmm interesting stuff.
I always went against Wrus + Belorus on R1, mostly because I was guaranteed to win with minimal casualties, and the german counterattack is pretty naked. Belorus I take with 2 fig and minimal inf, Wrus I pound into oblivion. A counterattack on Wrus then is very unlikely, as there aren’t many inf to support the heavy gear for germany. I went this was because im an oldschool player, where russia always had to play with maximized defense or die.
Im intrigued and happy with the new options tho for russia going offensive, and I think I will try out the Ukraine approach, tho to be honest, losing a fighter wont make a terribly huge difference for me as germany in G1, tho it will be an annoying sting. Probably I would just drop a fighter from one of the sea battles… the one north of Egypt is probably best chances with reduced force, tho it would suck so hard if you failed and couldn’t get the tranny to land. Hmm…
As to the eastern units, yeah, get them moving and into a point of strategic importance. I prefer Shing as the southern route is usually more valuable for the both the axis and the allies, and the northern route is easily blocked with inf from Moscow if need be. Another cool idea I never really thought about was moving a tank or two down there. Gonna have to check that out as well.