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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia claimed Sunday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical amount of Russian POWs in a swap bargain agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops freed in Sunday's swap were actually captured during Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was actually no instant confirmation from the Ukrainian aspect." Because of the agreement method, 103 Russian combatants caught in the Kursk area were given back from territory regulated by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defense Department pointed out." In return, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were actually given up."." Presently, all Russian servicemen get on the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually offered with the required psychological and clinical help, as well as an opportunity to call their family members," the department included.In spite of continuous animosities, Russia and also Ukraine have actually managed to switch thousands of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, typically in deals brokered due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement happens merely three weeks after Russia and also Ukraine swapped 115 hostages each in a swap deal additionally moderated by the UAE.