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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia stated Saturday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal variety of Russian POWs in a swap deal agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers cleared in Sunday's swap were captured in the course of Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk location, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.There was actually no immediate verification coming from the Ukrainian side." Because of the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian combatants grabbed in the Kursk area were actually given back from area controlled due to the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Department claimed." In return, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were handed over."." Presently, all Russian servicemen perform the region of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually delivered along with the essential psychological as well as health care assistance, along with a possibility to call their loved ones," the department added.Regardless of ongoing violences, Russia and also Ukraine have actually dealt with to swap numerous detainees throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, frequently in deals brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement comes only three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine changed 115 prisoners of war each in a trade offer additionally moderated due to the UAE.