.Russia mentioned Sunday it exchanged 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an identical lot of Russian POWs in a swap deal agented by the United Arab Emirates.The Russian soldiers freed in Saturday's swap were actually caught during Ukraine's incursion right into the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Protection Department.There was actually no immediate verification from the Ukrainian aspect." As a result of the negotiation process, 103 Russian servicemen grabbed in the Kursk location were come back from territory regulated by the Kyiv program," the Russian Defence Ministry pointed out." In return, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were surrendered."." Today, all Russian servicemen are on the territory of the Commonwealth of Belarus, where they are actually being actually supplied with the important emotional and health care help, and also an option to contact their loved ones," the ministry included.In spite of on-going violences, Russia as well as Ukraine have actually managed to exchange hundreds of captives throughout the two-and-half-year problem, typically in bargains brokered due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Chicken.The statement happens just three weeks after Russia and also Ukraine switched 115 prisoners of war each in a swap package likewise mediated due to the UAE.