Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2321

Location

منزل الواوي في مراط, Wawi house, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.31407, 40.23865
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2181RS2323)

One girl was killed and several other civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in Wawi house, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, local media reported.

In this incident, the “al-Wawi home” in Al Saba’a district was reportedly hit, causing the death of one named girl and a number of civilians were left wounded.

Mrat was reportedly struck by warplanes on several locations on July 5th (see for example incident RS2322).

While it was unclear among the sources who carried out the strikes on the other locations in Mrat on July 5th, all known sources who reported about the specific strike in the “al-Wawi home”, attributed blame to Russia.

Victims

Individuals

Child female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Wawi house, Mrat (منزل الواوي في مراط), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.31407, 40.23865. 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 not reported any strikes between June 1st - 31st 2017.