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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Saturday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical number of Russian POWs in an exchange offer brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers cleared in Sunday's swap were grabbed during Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk area, which began on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was no prompt verification from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the agreement procedure, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk area were actually given back from territory handled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Ministry claimed." In yield, 103 Ukrainian military prisoners of war were actually turned over."." Today, all Russian servicemen get on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being delivered with the important emotional and also medical aid, as well as an option to call their family members," the department added.In spite of continuous violences, Russia and Ukraine have actually handled to swap hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, commonly in offers realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement comes simply 3 weeks after Russia and Ukraine changed 115 hostages each in a trade deal likewise mediated due to the UAE.