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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Deal

.Russia claimed Saturday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an identical variety of Russian POWs in an exchange offer agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers liberated in Saturday's swap were caught during the course of Ukraine's attack into the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Defense Administrative Agency.There was no quick confirmation from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the agreement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen grabbed in the Kursk region were actually sent back coming from area controlled by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defence Administrative agency mentioned." In return, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were turned over."." Today, all Russian combatants perform the region of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being actually offered along with the needed mental and also clinical help, in addition to an option to contact their family members," the department included.In spite of on-going violences, Russia and also Ukraine have actually managed to switch thousands of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year problem, usually in deals agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Chicken.The announcement comes just 3 weeks after Russia and Ukraine exchanged 115 hostages each in an exchange deal additionally mediated by the UAE.