Russia

Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 POWs in UAE-Brokered Offer

.Russia pointed out Sunday it changed 103 Ukrainian soldiers cooped for an equivalent amount of Russian POWs in a trade offer brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Sunday's swap were caught during the course of Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk area, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian Self Defense Department.There was actually no urgent verification coming from the Ukrainian side." Due to the discussions procedure, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk location were come back coming from territory regulated by the Kyiv regime," the Russian Defence Administrative agency mentioned." In profit, 103 Ukrainian army hostages were actually surrendered."." Currently, all Russian servicemen get on the region of the Republic of Belarus, where they are being actually supplied with the required mental and also medical support, in addition to a possibility to contact their loved ones," the department included.Regardless of on-going violences, Russia and Ukraine have managed to swap numerous prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year problem, frequently in packages realtored due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Turkey.The statement happens only three full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine swapped 115 prisoners of war each in a trade deal additionally mediated due to the UAE.