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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Bargain

.Russia stated Sunday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an equivalent amount of Russian POWs in an exchange package agented due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops freed in Saturday's swap were actually recorded during Ukraine's incursion in to the Kursk location, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Department.There was actually no prompt verification coming from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the settlement method, 103 Russian servicemen recorded in the Kursk location were returned from region regulated by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defense Administrative agency pointed out." In yield, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were surrendered."." Currently, all Russian combatants get on the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are being given with the necessary psychological and medical support, and also an option to call their relatives," the administrative agency incorporated.In spite of continuous animosities, Russia and Ukraine have managed to switch hundreds of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year problem, usually in bargains realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The announcement happens only three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in an exchange deal also resolved by the UAE.