The Russians Are Preparing to Use Partisan Attacks to Intimidate Their Opponents

There is no sanction being put on soldiers for committing these sort of acts. You have to suspect, actually, this is a weapon that the russians are prepared to use to intimidate their opponents. Mise quat has been said about this russian idea of respect, and respect is based on, in their minds, on fear. The more you're feared, the more you're respected. It's a kind of weird thing to aspire to, but that does seem to be the case.