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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Sunday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned for an identical amount of Russian POWs in a swap package brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers liberated in Sunday's swap were captured in the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk area, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was no immediate verification from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen recorded in the Kursk location were actually returned coming from region handled due to the Kyiv program," the Russian Defense Department claimed." In gain, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were entrusted."." Currently, all Russian servicemen perform the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied with the required psychological as well as clinical assistance, in addition to a possibility to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency added.Even with recurring animosities, Russia and also Ukraine have handled to change manies prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year disagreement, often in packages agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Chicken.The announcement comes only 3 full weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 prisoners of war each in a swap deal additionally resolved due to the UAE.