My guess is he didn't get the reaction he expected and was offered exile. He saw a quick death if he continued and the chance to defect west or something if he stopped. I think stopping becomes the obvious move in that case.

The bigger question is why did he start in the first place? What conditions existed that meant that was the best move.

<Bad Russian accent> It is but rapid ammunition delivery. <\accent>

New ERA just dropped boys.

Also I broke my foot stepping on it.

It's really location dependent. Some places you'll see the birds in seconds and others never. You'll need to know the climate, local weather, soil conditions, what else is growing in the area, time of year, etc. to get an accurate answer.

That's a Kalibr. I'm not sure if it knows where it isn't.

You can't be too careful being noncredible.

Yep. Any further and you have to worry about radiation poisoning.