Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1651

Location

جبل بدرو, Jabal Badro, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.215661, 37.204642
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1505RS1644)

Three civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed by airstrikes targeting the neighbourhood of Jabal Badro, Aleppo, local media reported.

Most sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, while SPM Syria and several other sources said that helicopters had dropped explosive barrels, meaning the regime could have been responsible.

Several sources identified one of the victims by name, who worked as a nurse at the local Al-Sakhour Hospital. He was reportedly killed along with his wife and brother. The couple left a nine-days old baby girl behind.

In total, sources reported that between three and ten civilians were killed by the strikes.

Only one source mentioned the number of wounded, reporting that nine civilians were left injured.

 

Victims

Family members (3)

Keffah
Adult male killed
Wife of Kefah
Adult female killed
Brother of Kefah
male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3–10
1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
9

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 specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016. On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.” Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.

Media From Sources (1)