Ever read about the Siege of Leningrad?
Adolf had the same plan you did. It didn’t work out too well for him.
Thank you - I was getting tired of the posts proclaiming the utter reliability of siege warfare...
I know a great deal about the Battle of Stalingrad, which is likely what you meant.
The German 6th Army was encircled and starved to surrender. 250,000 troops, surrendered because of starvation. Marched to POW camps and from there, not released until 1949, 4 yrs after the war was over.
This is deeply trained into all Russian officers. They know starvation works. It’s the obvious path to crushing victory over Kiev by the Russians. Cut them off. Force those fleeing civilians back into the city to increase food consumption.
Then tell them daily all the food their kids need is minutes away. Just persuade the leadership to surrender.