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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Package

.Russia claimed Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal variety of Russian POWs in a trade bargain brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers cleared in Saturday's swap were grabbed during Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk location, which started on 6 August, according to the Russian Defense Administrative Agency.There was actually no quick verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." Due to the negotiation method, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk location were actually given back coming from territory managed by the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defense Ministry pointed out." In profit, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were surrendered."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the territory of the State of Belarus, where they are being given with the necessary emotional and health care aid, and also an opportunity to contact their family members," the department added.Despite continuous hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have handled to change manies prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year disagreement, usually in packages brokered due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement comes only three weeks after Russia and Ukraine swapped 115 hostages each in an exchange offer also mediated by the UAE.