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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Bargain

.Russia said Sunday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent number of Russian POWs in a swap deal agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops released in Saturday's swap were actually caught throughout Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk area, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Department.There was actually no prompt verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the discussions procedure, 103 Russian servicemen grabbed in the Kursk area were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned." In return, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were handed over."." At present, all Russian servicemen are on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being actually given along with the needed mental and clinical help, along with a possibility to call their relatives," the ministry added.Even with recurring violences, Russia and also Ukraine have managed to change manies captives throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, often in offers agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The announcement comes just three weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 prisoners of war each in a swap bargain also mediated by the UAE.