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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia pointed out Sunday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equivalent lot of Russian POWs in a swap bargain realtored by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops cleared in Sunday's swap were captured in the course of Ukraine's attack into the Kursk location, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Administrative Agency.There was actually no quick confirmation from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the settlement procedure, 103 Russian combatants grabbed in the Kursk region were actually sent back from territory handled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Ministry stated." In gain, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were actually handed over."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being actually provided along with the important psychological and medical support, as well as a chance to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency added.Even with continuous hostilities, Russia and also Ukraine have actually handled to change numerous prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year disagreement, typically in packages agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The news happens just three full weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in a swap package likewise resolved due to the UAE.