[Russia] - Russia, Ukraine Swap 190 Prisoners of War

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 190 captured soldiers as part of a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Defense
Ministryannounced Wednesday."As a result of a negotiation process, 95 Russian servicemen ..
ombudsman Dmytro Lubinetsposted an emotional video of a Ukrainian soldier wrapping himself in a Ukrainian flag and kneeling on the ground
upon his return.The exchange announced on Wednesday marks the sixth swap mediated by the UAE so far this year, with the total number of
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers returned home nearing 1,400, according to Bloomberg, whichreported about the swap in advance on
Tuesday.Russian and Ukrainian officialsexchanged 90 prisoners of war each in a previous UAE-mediated deal on June 25.Moscow and Kyiv have
carried out more than 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.President Vladimir Putin said last month that Moscow
was holding 6,465 Ukrainian prisoners of war while Kyiv was holding 1,348 Russian soldiers captive.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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