{
  "id": 16195278,
  "title": "Russia and Ukraine exchange 540 captives after latest UAE mediation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-540-captives-after-latest-uae-mediation-16195278",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:30:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/23/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-540-captives-after-latest-uae-mediation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Russia and Ukraine agreed to release 540 captives following a new round of UAE-led mediation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday. Each side agreed to exchange 270 captives, the ministry said. This brings the total number of captives exchanged between the two countries through the Emirates' efforts to 8,537. The ministry thanked both countries for co-operating with the UAE as a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}