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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia said Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent variety of Russian POWs in a trade offer agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops relieved in Sunday's swap were grabbed during the course of Ukraine's attack right into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Administrative Agency.There was no instant verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the negotiation process, 103 Russian servicemen grabbed in the Kursk region were actually returned from territory managed due to the Kyiv program," the Russian Defence Administrative agency pointed out." In return, 103 Ukrainian military prisoners of war were actually handed over."." At present, all Russian combatants get on the region of the Republic of Belarus, where they are actually being provided along with the important psychological as well as clinical help, as well as a possibility to contact their relatives," the ministry added.Regardless of continuous animosities, Russia and also Ukraine have dealt with to change hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, commonly in deals agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The statement comes simply three weeks after Russia and also Ukraine exchanged 115 prisoners of war each in a trade deal likewise mediated by the UAE.