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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia stated Sunday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equal amount of Russian POWs in a swap offer agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers freed in Saturday's swap were actually recorded in the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Department.There was actually no quick verification from the Ukrainian side." Because of the negotiation procedure, 103 Russian servicemen recorded in the Kursk region were actually given back coming from territory controlled due to the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Department claimed." In return, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were surrendered."." Presently, all Russian combatants get on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied along with the necessary psychological as well as health care assistance, as well as an opportunity to contact their relatives," the department incorporated.Despite recurring hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have handled to change numerous prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, typically in offers agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news comes only three full weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine changed 115 hostages each in a swap bargain additionally moderated by the UAE.