Hot and warm STS stuck and no pods created & helmfile apply or sync doesn't update STS replicas count

$ k logs -n elastic-system -l control-plane=elastic-operator
No resources found in elastic-system namespace.
$ k get all -n elastic-system
NAME                     READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
pod/elastic-operator-0   1/1     Running   0          3h14m

NAME                               TYPE        CLUSTER-IP       EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)   AGE
service/elastic-operator-webhook   ClusterIP   10.152.183.149   <none>        443/TCP   3h14m

NAME                                READY   AGE
statefulset.apps/elastic-operator   1/1     3h14m
$ k version -o yaml
clientVersion:
  buildDate: "2025-12-18T08:37:08Z"
  compiler: gc
  gitCommit: 66452049f3d692768c39c797b21b793dce80314e
  gitTreeState: clean
  gitVersion: v1.35.0
  goVersion: go1.25.5
  major: "1"
  minor: "35"
  platform: linux/amd64
kustomizeVersion: v5.7.1
serverVersion:
  buildDate: "2025-12-18T08:38:08Z"
  compiler: gc
  emulationMajor: "1"
  emulationMinor: "35"
  gitCommit: 66452049f3d692768c39c797b21b793dce80314e
  gitTreeState: clean
  gitVersion: v1.35.0
  goVersion: go1.25.5
  major: "1"
  minCompatibilityMajor: "1"
  minCompatibilityMinor: "34"
  minor: "35"
  platform: linux/amd64