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95 Russian troops were freed from Ukrainian captivity in an exchange deal that was brokered by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 17.
“On July 17 of this year, as a result of a negotiation process, 95 Russian troops, who were in mortal danger in captivity, were brought back from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. In exchange, 95 Ukrainian prisoners of war were returned. The freed troops will be airlifted to Moscow by military transport aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to undergo treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Defense Ministry,” the ministry said in a statement.
All the released troops are provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance, the ministry added, noting that the UAE provided “humanitarian mediation” for the return of the Russian troops.
The exchange deal was the second swap in the past three weeks. In the prior prisoner exchange, which took place on June 25, 90 Russian troops were brought back home from Ukraine.
Russia and the Kiev regime exchanged captives on a semi-regular basis since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine more than two years ago.
The behavior of the Kiev regime was behind the failure of several exchange deals. For example, on January 24, some 65 Ukrainian captives were killed when Kiev forces shot down a Russian Il-76 plane that was transporting them to the Belgorod region ahead of an exchange deal. According to Moscow, the plane was shot down near the settlement of Yablonovo using an American-made MIM-104 Patriot long-range air defense system. The incident led to a halt in prisoners exchange between the two sides.
The UAE and other Gulf states played a key role in several past exchange deal, which highlights the failure of United States-led attempts to isolate Russia.
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