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This is the Chinese video.

Indians left behind many injured but they were cared for by PLA and later returned to the Indian side. Those who ran off were not so lucky. They got lost and froze to death, fell off ravines or drowned in the darkness.

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50 minutes ago, chino said:

This is the Chinese video.

Indians left behind many injured but they were cared for by PLA and later returned to the Indian side. Those who ran off were not so lucky. They got lost and froze to death, fell off ravines or drowned in the darkness.

Russian-style winter uniforms of PLA are definnitely better suited for cold conditions, while Indians are visibly cold.

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2 hours ago, chino said:

This is the Chinese video.

Indians left behind many injured but they were cared for by PLA and later returned to the Indian side. Those who ran off were not so lucky. They got lost and froze to death, fell off ravines or drowned in the darkness.

They may also have been hacked to death. Aside from the PLA propaganda video, there are also images of Chinese troops armed with pole arms:

 

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The Indians actually did report PLA troops carrying these weapons during a standoff near Ladakh's Pangong Lake:

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/exclusive-photos-of-chinese-soldiers-with-spears-near-indian-positions-2292409

During the Galwan clashes, as seen in the video, PLA troops were described as "iron rods, clubs and batons wrapped in barbed wire and clubs embedded with nails" by India.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/get-facts-straight-s-jaishankar-on-soldiers-without-arms-in-china-clash/story-73VYyqeWNdFMNMJrX6PWUI.html

In this clash most deaths were reported as resulting from "from soldiers falling or being knocked from mountain terrain," including falling into the cold river below. No blades indeed, still it does not look very sympathetic.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/17/shock-and-anger-in-india-after-worst-attack-on-china-border-in-decades

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Five, eh?

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — Five Indian soldiers were killed when a military tank they were travelling in sank while crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China, officials said Saturday.

The tank sank early Saturday due to sudden increase in the water levels of Shyok River during a military training activity, according to an Indian army command center statement. It said the accident took place in Saser Brangsa near the Line of Actual Control that divides India and China in the Ladakh region.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh called it an “unfortunate accident.”

 

Ladakh: Indian military tank sinks and kills 5 soldiers | AP News

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1 hour ago, X-Files said:

Five, eh?

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — Five Indian soldiers were killed when a military tank they were travelling in sank while crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China, officials said Saturday.

The tank sank early Saturday due to sudden increase in the water levels of Shyok River during a military training activity, according to an Indian army command center statement. It said the accident took place in Saser Brangsa near the Line of Actual Control that divides India and China in the Ladakh region.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh called it an “unfortunate accident.”

 

Ladakh: Indian military tank sinks and kills 5 soldiers | AP News

Probably an IFV or BMP variant of some kind. Hence the term ‘military tank’

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Indian order of battle in the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes

 

Indian Armed Forces
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):

Indian Army
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS): Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane

Northern Command (Lt-Gen. Yogesh Kumar Joshi, GOC-in-C)

XIV Corps (Fire and Fury Corps) (Lt-Gen. Harinder Singh to 13 October 2020; Lt-Gen. P.G.K. Menon from 13 October 2020, GOC)[1]
3rd Infantry (Trishul) Division (Maj-Gen. Abhijit Bapat, GOC)[2]
81 Infantry Brigade[3][4]
1 Bihar Regiment[5]
16 Bihar Regiment (Col. B. Santosh Babu)[5][6]
114 Infantry Brigade (Patrolling Point 15)[3][7]
70 Infantry Brigade (Eastern Ladakh)[8]
Elements of I Corps (Strike Corps) transferred from South-Western Command[9]
Individual soldiers and larger elements of the following regiments under Northern Command stationed in Ladakh in 2020–2021 (mentioned for service during Operation Snow Leopard):[6]

81 Field Artillery
16 Punjab Regiment
29 Punjab Regiment
14 Maratha Light Infantry
3 Grenadiers
6 Grenadiers
17 Kumaon Regiment
1/1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
3/1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
4 Gorkha Rifles
2 Dogra Regiment
16 Bihar Regiment
4 Mahar Regiment
13Mahar Regiment
4 Parachute Regiment
9 Parachute Regiment
2 Ladakh Scouts
4 Ladakh Scouts
18 Guards Regiment
11 Engineer Regiment
3 Infantry Division Signals Regiment
Western Command (Lt-Gen. Ravendra Pal Singh, GOC-in-C)

9 Corps (reserve brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Upendra Dwivedi to 26 March 2021; Lt-Gen. P.N. Ananthanarayanan from March 2021, GOC)[7][10][11]
Eastern Command (Lt-Gen. Anil Chauhan to 31 May 2021; Lt-Gen. Manoj Pande from 1 June 2021)[12][13]

IV Corps (training brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Shantanu Dayal to 26 January 2021; Lt-Gen. Ravin Khosla from January 2021, GOC)[7][14]
XXXIII Corps (training brigades deployed) (Lt-Gen. Nav Kumar Khanduri to 13 September 2020; Lt-Gen. A.K. Singh from 14 September 2020, GOC)[7][15][16]
Indian Navy
Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS): Adm. Karambir Singh

Western Naval Command (VAdm. Ajit Kumar P to 28 February 2021, FOC-in-C)[17]

Flag Officer Naval Aviation (FONA) & Flag Officer Goa Naval Area (FOGNA): RAdm. Philipose George Pynumootil[18][19]
Indian Air Force
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS): ACM R. K. S. Bhadauria to 30 September 2021; ACM Vivek Ram Chaudhari from 30 September 2021[20]

Western Air Command (AM Balakrishnan Suresh to 31 July 2020;[21] AM Vivek Ram Chaudhari to 30 June 2021;[22] AM Balabhadra Radha Krishna from 1 July 2021;[23] AM Amit Dev from 1 October 2021[24]

AOC Jammu & Kashmir (AVM P. M. Sinha)[25]
AOC Leh (ACmde Subroto Kundu)[26]
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
DG Surjeet Singh Deswal

North-West Frontier HQ (IG Deepam Seth)[27]

Leh Sector (DIG)[28]
Leh (SSP Sargun Shukla)[26]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_order_of_battle_in_the_2020–2021_China–India_skirmishes

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Chinese order of battle in the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes

 

Prior deployment in Eastern Ladakh included 362nd and 363rd Border Defence Regiments. Companies from 362nd were stationed at Khurnak Fort and Spanggur Tso.[4][5] 363rd have companies at Kongka La near Gogra/Hot Springs.A patrol boat squadron is deployed on Pangong Tso. 362nd and 363rd occupied pickets as the skirmishes progressed.[6]

In April 2020, the 4th (Highland) Motorised Infantry and 6th (Highland) Mechanised Infantry Divisions of the Western Theatre Command took part in pre-planned annual exercises in the Gobi desert and Aksai Chin. Following this the divisions moved towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.[7][8] The divisions stayed in eastern Ladakh from May 2020 to February 2021 following which they rotated with the 8th and the 11th Motorised Divisions.[7] A total of 90% of China's deployment in Ladakh is rotated.[9] Amidst the standoff, military in Xinjiang has undergone modernisation.[2]

6th Mechanised Infantry Division
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
6th Highland Mechanised Infantry Division at Depsang Plains.[6][3]
Two mechanised infantry regiments/brigades
7th Mechanised Infantry Regiment
18th Mechanised Infantry Regiment
One armoured regiment
Combat support includes a field artillery regiment, air defence regiment, combat engineer battalion, electronic warfare battalion, CBRN defence battalion, divisional reconnaissance battalion
Each mechanised infantry regiment/brigade has four mechanised battalions
A tank battalion
Artillery battalion
Combat support is provided by an engineer battalion and a signal battalion
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
A battalion of 24 GZ-09 PGZ-07
A battalion of 18 HQ-17 systems
Six FN-6
Aviation regiment
Squadron of Harbin Z-9G and Mi-17I


4th Motorised Infantry Division
People's Liberation Army Ground Force
4th Highland Motorised Infantry Division at Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Pangong Tso.[6][3]
11th Motorised Infantry Regiment following standard table of organisation
12th Motorised Infantry Regiment
A tank regiment, artillery regiment
Anti-tank, anti-aircraft artillery battalions
Type 86 ICVs, WZ-551, 6 x 6 APCs, VN-1 8 x 8 APCs with Red Arrow 10
Army Groups providing the following support:
Artillery brigade
Two battalions of PCL-181
Two battalions of PHL-03
A battalion of twin-barreled 35mm towed anti-aircraft guns
Twelve FM-90


PLA Air Force
PLA Air Force[3]
6th Fighter Division, Yinchuan, Ningxia
Regiment of J-11 Shenyang
Regiment of Chengdu J-7
Regiment of Chengdu J-7Es
33rd and 37th Fighter Division, Chongqing and Urumqi
Bomber and transport division, Lintong and Qionglai

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_order_of_battle_in_the_2020–2021_China–India_skirmishes

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10 hours ago, crazyinsane105 said:

Probably an IFV or BMP variant of some kind. Hence the term ‘military tank’

That's what I was driving at with my "Five, eh?"

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Media report claims the accident happened during a 03.00hrs River Crossing Exercise to a T72A crew but we know that tally doesn't add up, unless  the extra two were some sort of external guides/safeties.

This should go to the exact spot in the video that claims T72A

 

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Just now, X-Files said:

Media report claims the accident happened during a 03.00hrs River Crossing Exercise to a T72A crew but we know that tally doesn't add up, unless  the extra two were some sort of external guides/safeties.

This should go to the exact spot in the video that claims T72A

 

Maybe those two were part of recovery team

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