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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia claimed Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical variety of Russian POWs in a swap deal agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Saturday's swap were captured in the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was actually no quick verification from the Ukrainian aspect." Because of the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen caught in the Kursk region were come back from region controlled by the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defense Ministry claimed." In yield, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were handed over."." Currently, all Russian servicemen perform the territory of the State of Belarus, where they are being actually supplied with the necessary mental and also clinical assistance, along with an opportunity to contact their family members," the department included.Despite on-going animosities, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually taken care of to change hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, frequently in offers realtored by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Chicken.The statement comes simply three full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine changed 115 hostages each in an exchange deal also mediated by the UAE.