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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia stated Saturday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned for an equivalent variety of Russian POWs in a trade deal brokered due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers freed in Sunday's swap were recorded during the course of Ukraine's attack into the Kursk location, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Administrative Agency.There was no quick confirmation from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the discussions method, 103 Russian combatants caught in the Kursk area were come back from area handled by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defence Administrative agency pointed out." In gain, 103 Ukrainian soldiers hostages were turned over."." Currently, all Russian combatants perform the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied with the essential emotional and also clinical help, in addition to a possibility to contact their family members," the department added.Regardless of continuous hostilities, Russia and also Ukraine have taken care of to switch thousands of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, commonly in bargains realtored by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement comes simply 3 weeks after Russia and also Ukraine exchanged 115 prisoners of war each in a swap offer likewise resolved by the UAE.