Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4089

Location

تلمنس, Telmans, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.636819, 36.737163
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3866RS4090)

The Step News agency reported the death of one civilian in an alleged Russia or regime air or artillery strike on Telmans on August 28, 2019.

Step News identified one civil as being killed while Smart reported that there were wounded civilians in a regime strike.

A tweet by @alhariri58 described vacuum missiles as being used in the strike while @kefranbil reported that barrel bombs were used.

Sources were split between who to attributing the strikes, with Smart News blaming the regime while @alhariri58 identified Russia as responsible.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Telmans (تلمنس), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.636819, 36.737163. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed