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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia said Saturday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal variety of Russian POWs in a trade offer brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops liberated in Saturday's swap were actually grabbed throughout Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk location, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.There was actually no instant verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk area were actually sent back from area handled by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defense Department mentioned." In yield, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were actually handed over."." Currently, all Russian servicemen get on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being actually given along with the essential mental as well as clinical aid, as well as a chance to call their relatives," the administrative agency added.Even with ongoing animosities, Russia and Ukraine have handled to change dozens prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, usually in packages realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news comes simply three full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine changed 115 hostages each in an exchange bargain additionally resolved by the UAE.