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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia claimed Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent variety of Russian POWs in a trade bargain agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops freed in Saturday's swap were grabbed during the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was actually no quick confirmation coming from the Ukrainian side." Due to the settlement method, 103 Russian combatants recorded in the Kursk location were actually given back coming from area handled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defence Department mentioned." In yield, 103 Ukrainian army hostages were actually handed over."." At present, all Russian combatants are on the region of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being delivered with the needed mental as well as medical help, and also an option to contact their relatives," the ministry included.Despite recurring violences, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually taken care of to change dozens prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, often in bargains realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The statement happens merely 3 weeks after Russia and Ukraine exchanged 115 hostages each in an exchange deal likewise resolved due to the UAE.