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The Russian military has repelled 14 Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction in the past 24 hours, where Kiev lost up to 240 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

NATO and FBI instructors trained dogs to blast the Russian positions, sniff out and blow up mines, an intelligence services officer of the Lugansk Peoples Republic (LNR) told Sputnik.

Russian drone crews have once again demonstrated their tactical prowess in the Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) area, skillfully seeking out and eliminating Ukrainian servicemen and an armored vehicle.

Russia will continue its special military operation in the absence of efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict via diplomatic means as the main thing for Moscow is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

In an determined attack, the Russian Guards Airborne Regiment from Kostroma, operating BMD-2K-AU airborne infantry fighting vehicles, successfully carried out a high-precision operation in the Artemovsk area.

In a swift attack on Ukrainian positions in the Rabotino settlement area, the Russian fighters demonstrated their military prowess by neutralizing an enemy stronghold amidst the forested terrain in the Zaporozhye region.

In the evolving landscape of modern warfare, Russian servicemen continue to demonstrate tactical superiority, recently showcasing their prowess by destroying another Western-made self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian forces.

The annual press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin will be combined with "Direct Line," an annual question and answer session, this year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană made the comments during a working visit to the Romanian capital to take part in the Bucharest Forum on November 2.

The leader of the opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), Herbert Kickl, said on Thursday that it was "political madness" for the European Union to seek the accession of Ukraine, a country engaged in an active armed conflict, and urged Austrias federal government to veto the move.