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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Bargain

.Russia said Saturday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equal variety of Russian POWs in an exchange deal agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers relieved in Sunday's swap were actually caught during Ukraine's attack into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Department.There was actually no prompt verification coming from the Ukrainian side." Due to the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian combatants grabbed in the Kursk area were returned from area controlled by the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Administrative agency claimed." In gain, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were turned over."." Today, all Russian servicemen are on the region of the State of Belarus, where they are being delivered with the needed psychological as well as health care support, along with an opportunity to call their family members," the department added.Even with on-going violences, Russia and also Ukraine have actually managed to change hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, typically in bargains brokered due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Chicken.The announcement happens merely 3 full weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in a trade bargain also mediated due to the UAE.