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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Package

.Russia claimed Saturday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical number of Russian POWs in a swap bargain agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops freed in Saturday's swap were actually captured throughout Ukraine's incursion in to the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.There was no immediate confirmation from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the agreement method, 103 Russian combatants caught in the Kursk location were come back from territory controlled due to the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Ministry stated." In gain, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were entrusted."." Presently, all Russian combatants perform the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being delivered along with the needed mental as well as health care assistance, as well as a chance to call their family members," the administrative agency added.Despite on-going violences, Russia as well as Ukraine have handled to swap thousands of captives throughout the two-and-half-year problem, usually in offers realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The news comes just 3 weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine changed 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange package additionally moderated due to the UAE.