Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3130

Location

Latmeen, Hama, Syria
لطمين

Geolocation

35.3586059, 36.6483307
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2939 RS3144 )

A young man was killed in airstrikes on Latmeen, according to social media. Sources all attributed the blame to Russian warplanes.

Sources were conflicted as to whether the young man was a civilian or a non-civilian. VDC reported that he was a non-civilian, however all other sources reported he was a civilian.

According to local media, explosive barrels were fired onto the vicinity.

VDC also reported that he was killed in a “bombardment by the Russian aggression on the agricultural land of the city where he was riding his motorcycle on the road of Al Lattamna- Latmeen”.

An unspecified number of civilians were also injured in the raids.

Victims

Individuals

Muhammad Khaled Salem al-Zidan
18 years old male killed

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Latmeen (لطمين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3586059, 36.6483307. 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

Media from Sources (2)