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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia claimed Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent amount of Russian POWs in a trade bargain agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers cleared in Saturday's swap were actually caught in the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk location, which began on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was actually no immediate verification from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the negotiation procedure, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk area were actually returned coming from region handled due to the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Ministry mentioned." In yield, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were handed over."." At present, all Russian combatants are on the region of the State of Belarus, where they are being given with the necessary mental as well as medical assistance, as well as a possibility to call their family members," the administrative agency included.Even with recurring hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually dealt with to swap thousands of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, frequently in offers agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The announcement comes just three weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange package likewise resolved due to the UAE.