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The armed forces of Russia have been directly or indirectly active in a number of modern conflicts, including the 2022 full-scale invasion in Ukraine and through the provision of support to President Assad in Syria for almost a decade.

Airwars has documented thousands of allegations of civilian harm from alleged Russian strikes in Syria and Ukraine, and has produced a number of major investigations and research papers.

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Incident Date

7 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4964

Location

Talbiseh, Homs, Syria
مدينة تلبيسة
During the morning and afternoon of 7 December 2024, a series of artillery and airstrikes, allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russian warplanes/shelling, struck Talbishe in the northern countryside of Homs, Syria. The attacks resulted in the deaths of at least dozens of civilians, including five children and two women, and injuries …

Summary

Published
8 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential, Healthcare, Hospital
Civilians reported killed
2 – 24
Civilians reported injured
12 – 24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Russian Military, Syrian Regime
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Incident Date

7 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4965

Location

village of al-Ghanto, Homs, Syria
قرية الغنطو
Shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday, 7 December 2024, the village of al-Ghanto in the northern Homs countryside of Syria was struck by either an artillery shelling or an airstrike with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces, killing an entire family consisting of at least five civilians, and …

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4 – 5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Syrian Regime, Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4962

Location

Shezar town, west of Hama, Hama, Syria
بلدة شيزر في ريف حماة الغربي
On Friday, 6 December 2024, an alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian airstrike hit the town of Shezar, in the Hama Governorate of Syria, reportedly killing three civilian women, identified as Nadra al-Sayadi, Hajar al-Alloush , and Samira Mahmoud Jawhar. Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) published a post on X/Twitter reporting the attack; however, it …

Summary

Published
22 July 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Syrian Regime, Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 December 2024

Incident Code

RS4961

Location

Dar al-Kabira, Homs, Syria
الدار الكبيرة
On 6 December 2024, the Syrian army, with Russian aircover, reportedly conducted a bombardment of Dar al-Kabira in the northern countryside of Homs, which resulted in the deaths of six civilians, including a family of five, amidst a paralysis of the health sector in Homs. Shaam News was the only source to report on civilian …

Summary

Published
8 August 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Military actors reported killed
24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Actor
Syrian Regime, Russian Military
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Research and Investigations

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Airwars publishes final of 5,000 civilian harm incidents from Russian actions in Syria
20 Aug, 2025
Research, Update
Syria

Airwars publishes final of 5,000 civilian harm incidents from Russian actions in Syria

Nine-year project involved tracking of thousands of strikes, and the deaths of up to 25,000 civilians
New Airwars and White Helmets project launched
1 Aug, 2024
Update
Syria

New Airwars and White Helmets project launched

Interactive map documents Syrian earthquake rescue operations alongside emergency airstrike response
Airwars wins Sigma data journalism award
27 Mar, 2024
Update
Ukraine

Airwars wins Sigma data journalism award

Recognition for project tracking Russian Shahed drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians
A year of the Shahed
8 Sept, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

A year of the Shahed

How Russia turned to a cheap Iranian-made suicide drone to terrorise civilians and hit infrastructure across Ukraine
Reported Shahed drone launches in Ukraine: August 2022-September 2023
1 Sept, 2023
Visualisation
Ukraine

Reported Shahed drone launches in Ukraine: August 2022-September 2023

Mapping every reported Shahed launch into Ukraine between September 13, 2022 and August 30, 2023
The new Russian drone linked to Iran-backed factory
6 Jul, 2023
Investigations
Ukraine

The new Russian drone linked to Iran-backed factory

Airwars/FT investigations shines light on secretive Alabuga 'special economic zone'