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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equal lot of Russian POWs in a swap offer agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Sunday's swap were grabbed in the course of Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Ministry.There was actually no quick verification from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the negotiation process, 103 Russian combatants grabbed in the Kursk area were actually returned from territory regulated by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defense Department stated." In profit, 103 Ukrainian military prisoners of war were actually entrusted."." Presently, all Russian servicemen perform the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being provided with the required psychological and also clinical assistance, in addition to a possibility to call their relatives," the administrative agency added.In spite of ongoing hostilities, Russia and Ukraine have actually dealt with to change hundreds of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year problem, usually in packages agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement comes just 3 full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine exchanged 115 hostages each in an exchange offer also mediated by the UAE.