Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1536

Location

بابتو, Babto, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.133854, 36.738625
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1396RS1529)

One civilian was killed in an airstrike on a grain storage center and a mill in the village of Babbto in the countryside of western Aleppo, according to sources on the ground.

Images posted by Thiqa News and a video posted by AlBouAzezi show the damage to the grain storage structure that ultimately led to its collapse.

Some sources claimed that many were wounded, however,no specific numbers were reported.

According to the majority of local sources, including Muslm News and SMART News, the planes that launched the airstrikes were identified as being Russian planes. Most other sources do not attribute blame.

Victims

Individuals

Najdat Ahmad Darwish
male named by HNN killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–3

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Babbto (بابتو), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.133854, 36.738625. 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 November 1st – 30th 2016.

Media From Sources (7)