Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0442

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.371972, 37.51631
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R374RS441)

Between three and five civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources.

The Syrian Press Centre reported that three civilians died in four Russian raids on residential neighbourhoods, leaving dozens more wounded, including women and children. A later report put the death toll at five, with more than 20 injured.

According to Shahba Press Agency, “Three people were killed and dozens were wounded when Russian aircraft targeted four neighbourhoods in the city of Al Bab in Aleppo’s  eastern countryside. The bombardment also destroyed many houses and public facilities in the city controlled by the organisation Daesh.”

Smart put the death toll at three with 19 injured and also said Russia was responsible.

All4Syria said “warplanes” (they did not identify them) launched several raids, killing five civilians and injuring others.

Halab News also mentioned raids by warplanes, but did not say who they belonged to. Neither did they give information on casualties.

 

Victims

Individuals

Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3–5
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
19–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Bab (الباب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.371972, 37.51631. 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
In its military report published on 25th January, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last three days, January 22-24, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic performed 169 combat sorties engaging 484 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure…crews of Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed 18 combat sorties from the territory of the Russian Federation in order to engage manpower and hardware of the ISIS near Deir ez-Zor on January 22-24. Flight range reached more than 2,000 kilometers.“