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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia claimed Saturday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equivalent variety of Russian POWs in a trade bargain brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers relieved in Saturday's swap were grabbed during Ukraine's incursion in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was actually no quick confirmation from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the negotiation procedure, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk region were actually sent back from region controlled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defence Administrative agency said." In profit, 103 Ukrainian military prisoners of war were entrusted."." Currently, all Russian combatants perform the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are being given along with the important emotional and also medical support, and also a possibility to call their relatives," the department added.Regardless of continuous animosities, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually handled to change dozens captives throughout the two-and-half-year disagreement, commonly in packages agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement comes merely 3 weeks after Russia and also Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in a trade deal likewise mediated by the UAE.