Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1637

Location

حي الصالحين, Salheen, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1807701, 37.167263
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1489RS1627)

As many as ten civilians were killed – and dozens more were wounded – in alleged air and artillery strikes which struck Salheen, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground.

Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the raids. However, one local source, which tweeted a graphic image of a girl who was killed, blamed the Syrian regime. LCCSY said that Russia was responsible.

According to most sources, these strikes were a continuation of a series of heavy aerial bombardments of Aleppo that day.

Aawsat News reported that over the course of the day, up to 35 civilians were killed, and hundreds were wounded in Aleppo. Additionally they claimed that warplanes launched more 50 air strikes and 300 artillery and missile shells on Aleppo. 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
10
0–1 Children
Civilians reported injured
12–24

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military 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 (1)