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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia mentioned Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical lot of Russian POWs in a swap package agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers relieved in Saturday's swap were actually grabbed during the course of Ukraine's incursion in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Department.There was actually no immediate verification coming from the Ukrainian side." Because of the settlement method, 103 Russian servicemen grabbed in the Kursk location were actually returned coming from region handled due to the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defence Ministry claimed." In yield, 103 Ukrainian military prisoners of war were surrendered."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied with the needed emotional and also medical help, as well as a chance to contact their family members," the administrative agency incorporated.In spite of on-going hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have taken care of to switch hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, typically in offers brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The announcement comes simply 3 weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine switched 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange package additionally moderated due to the UAE.