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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia stated Sunday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an identical lot of Russian POWs in a swap deal realtored due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Saturday's swap were caught throughout Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Administrative Agency.There was actually no quick confirmation coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk region were given back coming from region handled by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defense Department said." In profit, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were actually entrusted."." Currently, all Russian servicemen get on the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being provided along with the necessary mental and also clinical help, as well as an option to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency incorporated.Regardless of ongoing animosities, Russia and also Ukraine have managed to exchange thousands of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, typically in packages agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The news comes just three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange deal likewise mediated due to the UAE.