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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia said Sunday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an identical amount of Russian POWs in a swap bargain brokered due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops freed in Sunday's swap were actually recorded during the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Department.There was no urgent confirmation coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the arrangement process, 103 Russian servicemen caught in the Kursk location were come back coming from area controlled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Ministry stated." In yield, 103 Ukrainian army hostages were actually given up."." Nowadays, all Russian combatants get on the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually given with the important psychological and also medical assistance, as well as a chance to call their family members," the department added.Regardless of recurring hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually dealt with to exchange thousands of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, typically in deals agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement happens just 3 weeks after Russia and also Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in a swap offer also resolved due to the UAE.