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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia stated Sunday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal amount of Russian POWs in a swap deal agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers freed in Saturday's swap were actually captured in the course of Ukraine's attack into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.There was no instant verification coming from the Ukrainian side." Because of the negotiation process, 103 Russian combatants grabbed in the Kursk location were actually sent back from area managed by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defense Administrative agency claimed." In profit, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were entrusted."." Nowadays, all Russian combatants get on the area of the Republic of Belarus, where they are actually being actually offered with the needed mental and also health care assistance, in addition to an opportunity to call their loved ones," the department included.Even with continuous violences, Russia and also Ukraine have dealt with to change numerous detainees throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, commonly in deals brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement happens merely 3 full weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in a swap deal likewise resolved by the UAE.