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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent amount of Russian POWs in an exchange bargain realtored by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers liberated in Sunday's swap were actually captured during the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was no quick confirmation coming from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the agreement process, 103 Russian servicemen recorded in the Kursk location were actually returned from territory managed by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Department stated." In profit, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were actually entrusted."." At present, all Russian servicemen perform the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually offered along with the needed psychological and also medical aid, along with an option to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency included.Even with recurring hostilities, Russia and also Ukraine have actually dealt with to exchange thousands of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, typically in offers agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement comes merely 3 full weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange deal likewise mediated due to the UAE.