Incident Code
RS0083
Incident Date
27 October 2015
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Geolocation
35.3219885,
36.6234398
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
35.3219885,
36.6234398
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R069RS084)
A civilian neighbourhood was targeted in Ltamenah – allegedly by Russia – which killed approximately 10 civilians.
According to Shaam “10 civilians (three of them from one family) were killed, and five wounded, as a result of Russian aircraft targeting civilian homes with vacuum missiles.”
Violations Documentation Center later named Khaled Abdulhameed al-Jahem as having died from injuries sustained in the attack.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
10
2 Children, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
20
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Ltamenah (اللطامنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3219885, 36.6234398. 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
The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed carrying out airstrikes in Hama governorate on October 27th-28th 2015: “For 24 hours, aircraft of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 71 combat sorties engaging 118 terrorist objects in the Idlib, Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Damascus and Lattakia provinces.”