Russia is purging its own military elite as money runs out and infighting turns lethal for careers.FSB squads are not cleaning up corruption – they are financing the Kremlin by shaking down governors and generals while Ukraine’s drone strikes drive up transport costs and choke diesel-reliant rails.Here is the strategic picture in plain terms: battlefield strikes raise insurance and delivery costs, diesel prices squeeze Russian Railways, and the budget shortfall is filled by arrests. The result is fear at the top and poorer logistics at the front.