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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Bargain

.Russia stated Sunday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal variety of Russian POWs in a trade package brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers cleared in Sunday's swap were recorded throughout Ukraine's attack in to the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Protection Department.There was no urgent confirmation from the Ukrainian side." Due to the arrangement process, 103 Russian servicemen recorded in the Kursk area were given back from territory managed due to the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Ministry claimed." In yield, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were entrusted."." Nowadays, all Russian servicemen are on the territory of the State of Belarus, where they are being actually supplied along with the necessary mental and also clinical assistance, in addition to an option to contact their loved ones," the ministry added.Even with ongoing hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have taken care of to switch hundreds of prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, commonly in packages agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news comes merely 3 weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine swapped 115 hostages each in a swap offer also mediated due to the UAE.