Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0949

Location

المهندسين, Al Muhandissin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.0962042, 36.9626427
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R848RS945)

One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al-Muhandissin, according to local media.

Halab Today said that  “a child was martyred and another injured following the targeting of Russian planes of al Muhandissin countryside in the western Aleppo countryside”.

Two independent sources attributed the strike to Russia while the rest did not identify the responsible party.

@syrianpc referred to the “martyrdom of people in the countryside of Al Muhandissin”, but did not specify how many.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1–2
1 Child
Civilians reported injured
1–2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Muhandissin (المهندسين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.0962042, 36.9626427. 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
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.