Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3553

Location

مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.228558, 37.2000933
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1444RS1582)

Three to four civilians died and up to dozens more were reported wounded in Masaken Hanano neighbourhood of Aleppo following suspected Russian attacks.

A number of sources did not name a culprit and described the form of attack as “helicopter aircraft” or “warplane bombardment”. Midline alleged that the Syrian regime was the culprit, while @MePanorama blamed both belligerents. According to multiple sources the “Hanano residences” were struck.

LCCSY suspected both “Russian planes” and “Assad’s helicopters” were to blame. Spm-syria on the other hand said “the Russian killing machine” was responsible and reported women and children among the dead – it placed the death toll at five.

@SMARTNewsAgency held the Syrian regime responsible – it reported the death of a civilian girl by “two bombs by the regime’s airliners”.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3–4
1 Child, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
10–24

Military Statements

Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Unknown Strike Report
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016. On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones”. Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (4)