According to U.S. intelligence estimates, the front lines have barely moved in more than a week. Russian forces have failed to achieve any of their initial objectives, U.S. officials told the Washington Post.
According to investigators, the suspect monitored Andriy Parubiy's daily routine and movements while preparing an escape plan abroad. Law enforcement officers detained him before he could leave Ukraine.
The disruption has stalled meetings between Ukrainian officials and U.S. counterparts from the Pentagon, State Department, and White House, according to the Telegraph.
The ship was intercepted by the French Navy on Sept. 28 and diverted to the coast of Western France while investigations continue.
The three men — Captain Davit Vadatchkor and assistant captains Robert Egizaryan and Santosh Kumar Chaurasia — had been accused of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.
The deficit has forced Moscow to reduce planned military spending for 2026.
The facility lies about 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from Ukraine-controlled territory.
Several drone sightings were reported late in the evening of Oct. 2, prompting German air traffic control to ground 17 flights, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 381 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones and 35 missiles of various types overnight.
Investigators believe the ship's route and behavior suggest a potential connection, according to Spiegel.
Washington is more likely to provide shorter-range systems or let European allies buy long-range weapons for Ukraine, officials told Reuters.
The strike briefly disrupted production at the facility, which is one of Russia's largest nitrogen fertilizer producers and a key supplier of chemicals used in both agriculture and explosives.
The number includes 970 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
