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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Bargain

.Russia said Sunday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an identical lot of Russian POWs in an exchange offer agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers relieved in Sunday's swap were grabbed during the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk area, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Department.There was no prompt verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." Because of the discussions method, 103 Russian combatants recorded in the Kursk region were given back from region handled due to the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned." In profit, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were actually turned over."." At present, all Russian servicemen get on the region of the State of Belarus, where they are being actually offered along with the required emotional and also clinical support, in addition to an option to contact their family members," the ministry incorporated.In spite of recurring animosities, Russia and Ukraine have actually dealt with to swap dozens prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, often in deals agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The announcement happens simply 3 weeks after Russia and also Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in a trade offer likewise mediated by the UAE.