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That's seriously damaging for the Russian Federation's ability to ever claim to these people that the Russian Federation does anything but exploit them. If and when Ukraine exits the area, Russia will need to reconquer this territory if it is ever to be held again. And these citizens are getting a taste now for self organization. They're seeing that the Russian Federation didn't keep them safe, and that to meet their basic needs they had to do it themselves. I don't know what happens for this region next, but Russia may have just permanently lost control.
I'm sure the Ukrainian soldiers are rather busy with important things of their own, but if they've got any spare bandwidth it'd be neat if they were able to help organize the Russian civilians a bit and keep this kind of lawlessness suppressed. Heck, if they're digging in for the long term they may end up needing to provide humanitarian aid for the people who chose to stay behind. That'll be quite the look.
Well treated Russian citizens may prove to be future allies
Help them meet their needs and give them opportunities