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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Package

.Russia pointed out Saturday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned for an equivalent lot of Russian POWs in an exchange package realtored due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops relieved in Saturday's swap were caught in the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Department.There was actually no quick confirmation coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the settlement procedure, 103 Russian combatants caught in the Kursk location were given back coming from region controlled by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defence Department mentioned." In profit, 103 Ukrainian army hostages were turned over."." Currently, all Russian servicemen are on the area of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being provided with the needed emotional and also medical support, in addition to an option to contact their loved ones," the administrative agency incorporated.Regardless of continuous animosities, Russia and Ukraine have actually managed to change hundreds of captives throughout the two-and-half-year disagreement, often in offers brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The announcement happens merely three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in a trade offer additionally mediated by the UAE.