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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia mentioned Saturday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned for an identical number of Russian POWs in an exchange bargain agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops relieved in Saturday's swap were actually captured in the course of Ukraine's attack into the Kursk region, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.There was no urgent confirmation coming from the Ukrainian side." Because of the arrangement procedure, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk region were actually returned coming from region regulated due to the Kyiv program," the Russian Defence Department stated." In return, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were handed over."." Currently, all Russian combatants are on the area of the Republic of Belarus, where they are actually being supplied along with the required emotional and health care help, and also a possibility to call their relatives," the department incorporated.Even with continuous violences, Russia and Ukraine have dealt with to change dozens detainees throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, commonly in bargains brokered due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The announcement happens merely three weeks after Russia and Ukraine exchanged 115 prisoners of war each in a swap deal likewise resolved due to the UAE.