Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1819

Location

Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة

Geolocation

35.963172, 38.035655
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 31, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1703 RS1823 )

A young man was killed when alleged Russian shelling struck “militants” in a sugar factory and a farm in Maskanah, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. 

According to @fathi_1999, three raids struck the town.

There are no other details at this time.

Victims

Individuals

Ala Hussein al-Atrash
Adult male killed

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Maskanah, Aleppo (مسكنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.963172, 38.035655. 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 specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.