I’m sure Russia would like to take Odessa.
Landlock Ukraine, still ethnic Russian support, tie into Transnistria.
But I’m sure that would be a hell of a fight and nature put some obstacles in the way.
Transnistria has already had the referendum asking for Russian assistance. They will get it when Russia reclaims historically Russian Odessa. Incredibly, none of this would be happening had not the U.S. torpedoed the Istanbul peace deal a month into the war. US/NATO meddling has destroyed Ukraine. If Z had been allowed to sign the deal, Odessa, Kharkiv, most of Donbas would have stayed Ukrainian. The hundreds of thousands of Uke men killed since DC quashed the peace would still be alive. Unfortunately, the U.S. State Dept. will not tolerate “aggressive neutrality (their term)” and Ukraine is paying the price.