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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equivalent variety of Russian POWs in a swap bargain agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers relieved in Saturday's swap were actually recorded throughout Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was no quick confirmation from the Ukrainian side." Due to the negotiation method, 103 Russian servicemen caught in the Kursk area were actually sent back from area controlled due to the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Administrative agency stated." In profit, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were actually entrusted."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being actually supplied with the important psychological and also health care aid, as well as an option to call their loved ones," the administrative agency incorporated.In spite of recurring violences, Russia as well as Ukraine have taken care of to swap hundreds of captives throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, usually in deals realtored by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The news comes simply three full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine exchanged 115 prisoners of war each in a trade package likewise moderated by the UAE.