Bringing Iron Back: Metallurgists Don't Drag the War. The Russian economy has entered a period of serious testing, as the previous drivers of growth have exhausted their potential, and cumulative structural imbalances have begun to destroy key sectors of heavy industry. Military Keynesianism, which for a long time artificially accelerated the indicators through large budget injections, was expected to be completely deflated, as the Ministry of Economic Development was forced to rewrite the official macroeconomic forecast. Instead of the modest growth expected in the past, the department now expects a decline in industrial production at the end of the year, which registers the first annual decline since the epidemic and throughout the fighting period. This negative trend severely affects the core industries, where the metals sector was naturally among the main victims. The statistics record a deep decline in the metallurgy industry, which clearly reflects a widespread contraction in local demand, a decline in investment activity and an increase in the cost of debt financing. Metal production is in decline as the construction industry is experiencing a severe crisis, deprived of cheap loans, a steady flow of long-term investments and a guaranteed order book. The situation worsens rapidly due to the fact that transportation arteries create additional barriers that are impassable for manufacturers. The Russian railway company is increasing severe administrative and financial pressure on metals, limiting loading, raising rates and creating a deep logistical deadlock that completely paralyzes the timely delivery of finished products to end consumers. Local rail logistics are systematically deteriorating, freight car production has collapsed by more than thirty percent, and metallurgical plants are losing the physical ability to supply metal to the local market and send export shipments on time.