Davyd Aloian, who oversees the Freyja project, said that an international steering committee tasked with estimating the research and development costs was due to convene for the first time soon.
Videos from social media show fiery explosions at a port in the Kerch Strait late at night, with thick smoke surrounding what appear to be oil tanks.
Some European leaders have also pushed back against efforts by Britain, France and Germany - known as the E3 - to take the diplomatic lead for Europe in any dialogue with the Kremlin.
"The moped noise hampers the work of defense systems. Their engines sound similar [to drones]," said an official regarding the temporary ban.
Russia's Defense Ministry said that the Patriot missile could have misfired because it said Western countries had provided Kyiv with arms whose shelf life had expired.
France condemned the strikes, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot describing the attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery as akin to bombing Paris' Notre Dame.
The Kremlin’s military recruitment drives are down 20% this year compared to prior years, leading analysts to believe that Putin will launch a massively unpopular mobilization drive.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on sunday morning that UK armed forces intercepted a Russian oil tanker trying to pass through the English Channel.
Russian independent media site Agentstvo reported that this is the first instance in which the Kremlin refused to acknowledge the victim’s identity in the assassination of a Russian army official.
On Monday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said via Telegram that he had a “very positive conversation” with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Sevastopol's Russian-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram the museum's roof was hit. He did not provide details about the damage or whether there were any casualties.
