.Russia stated Saturday it switched 103 Ukrainian soldiers shackled for an identical number of Russian POWs in a swap deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers released in Sunday's swap were caught in the course of Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk region, which began on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Ministry.There was actually no instant verification coming from the Ukrainian side." As a result of the settlement process, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk area were returned coming from territory managed by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defense Department pointed out." In return, 103 Ukrainian soldiers prisoners of war were turned over."." Currently, all Russian combatants are on the territory of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being provided with the required emotional and also health care aid, along with a possibility to contact their loved ones," the department included.Despite continuous violences, Russia and also Ukraine have actually handled to swap manies prisoners throughout the two-and-half-year dispute, often in deals agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news happens just three full weeks after Russia and also Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in an exchange package likewise moderated due to the UAE.