Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0716

Location

شنهصة, Shahnasa village, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2850364, 37.7657612
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R624bRS711)

Up to four civilians died in an alleged Russian strike on the village of Shahnasa, according to local sources.

HNN named Karim Hussein al-Abdullah as a victim and said three more unidentified people were killed in a Russian strike. DCHRS also named Karim Hussein al-Abdullah and added that three unidentified victims died. It too blamed Russia.

While most sources said Russia was responsible others didn’t identify the culprit, referring only to “warplanes“.

 

Victims

Individuals

Karim Hussein al-Abdullah
Adult male Named by VDC as killed in an alleged Russian strike, though it didn’t specify where in Aleppo they died. This victim is also named by HNN as killed in Bza'a village on March 6th killed killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
4
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Shahnasa village (شنهصة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.2850364, 37.7657612. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria for March 1st to March 30th.