.Russia stated Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an identical lot of Russian POWs in a trade bargain brokered due to the United Arab Emirates.The Russian troops cleared in Sunday's swap were captured during Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk area, which started on 6 August, depending on to the Russian Self Defense Department.There was no immediate verification from the Ukrainian aspect." Because of the settlement procedure, 103 Russian combatants captured in the Kursk location were given back coming from region managed by the Kyiv routine," the Russian Defence Administrative agency pointed out." In profit, 103 Ukrainian military hostages were actually entrusted."." Presently, all Russian combatants get on the area of the State of Belarus, where they are actually being actually provided along with the important emotional and also clinical help, along with an opportunity to contact their family members," the administrative agency included.In spite of ongoing hostilities, Russia as well as Ukraine have taken care of to exchange hundreds of detainees throughout the two-and-half-year conflict, frequently in bargains agented due to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or Turkey.The news comes just three full weeks after Russia and Ukraine switched 115 hostages each in an exchange deal additionally resolved due to the UAE.