Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0029

Location

بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.696091, 36.504654
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 21, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R020bRS028)

Six people were reported killed at Belyon due to warplane shelling. VDC named one woman as a victim of the strike.

Smart News later posted a video showing a civilian clear-up operation in the village. One witness noted: “Here there were six martyrs, two from the village of Balian and four displaced from Sahil Al Ghab. Are these the terrorists? There were two women, two children and two older men over 60 or 70 years old. We don’t have any armed elements either in the bombed area or outside of it. Russian planes are using around 8 bombs for each raid. We could tell it was Russian planes via some sources. The pilot was speaking Russian.”

Another witness said “I suddenly saw a red line descend from the sky to the ground. It struck just 100 meters this way and then they came back and struck this way killing lots of people.”

Assessment Updates

21 October 2025
incident updated with strike type, strike status, cause of death, and observations.

Victims

Individuals

Adult female VDC says she is from Badria but killed in Balyoun due to Russian shelling. killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
6
2 Children, 2 Women, 2 Men

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Belyon (بليون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.696091, 36.504654. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Unknown Strike Report
Russia reported a total of 22 lethal sorties for October 8th 2015, although made no mention of Idlib governorate.