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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia said Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equal number of Russian POWs in a swap bargain agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops cleared in Sunday's swap were captured throughout Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Protection Department.There was actually no quick confirmation coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the negotiation method, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk region were actually returned coming from region handled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out." In profit, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were actually given up."." Nowadays, all Russian servicemen are on the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being provided with the important mental and health care assistance, as well as a possibility to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency included.Even with recurring hostilities, Russia and Ukraine have actually taken care of to change hundreds of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year problem, commonly in bargains brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Chicken.The statement comes simply 3 weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine changed 115 hostages each in an exchange bargain likewise mediated due to the UAE.