Russian news agency TASS on Wednesday (Febaruary 10) claimed at least 45 Chinese soldiers got killed during the violent faceoff with Indian troops at Galwan valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15, 2020. TASS, in its report on India-China border troops disengagement, said that around 20 Indian soldiers also died in the violent skirmish. TASS made the claim on the day when Indian and Chinese troops started disengagement from the shared border near the Pangong Tso lake. The news of disengagement of troops from both the sides was also confirmed by the Chinese Defense Ministry on Wednesday. It is to be noted that Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in skirmishes along the LAC near Pangong lake in Ladakh since May 2020.

Source: dna February 11, 2021 04:07 UTC