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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Package

.Russia said Saturday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an identical variety of Russian POWs in a trade deal agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops released in Sunday's swap were actually recorded throughout Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk location, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Defense Administrative Agency.There was actually no urgent confirmation from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen caught in the Kursk region were actually sent back coming from territory controlled due to the Kyiv regimen," the Russian Defense Department said." In yield, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were actually turned over."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied along with the required mental and also health care support, along with a possibility to call their family members," the ministry incorporated.In spite of continuous violences, Russia and also Ukraine have actually dealt with to switch hundreds of captives throughout the two-and-half-year problem, commonly in packages agented by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news happens only three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine exchanged 115 hostages each in a swap offer additionally moderated due to the UAE.