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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia stated Saturday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equivalent amount of Russian POWs in an exchange package brokered due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Saturday's swap were actually grabbed in the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk location, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was actually no instant confirmation coming from the Ukrainian side." Due to the negotiation process, 103 Russian combatants caught in the Kursk location were come back coming from region handled by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defense Administrative agency stated." In return, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were actually surrendered."." Nowadays, all Russian servicemen perform the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are being given with the essential psychological and also health care assistance, and also a possibility to call their loved ones," the ministry added.Despite recurring violences, Russia and Ukraine have actually dealt with to swap hundreds of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, often in deals realtored by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The news happens only three full weeks after Russia as well as Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in a swap offer also resolved by the UAE.