Incident Code

RS2006

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.374143, 36.601896
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1874)

One woman was reported killed and several injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to multiple local media sources.

The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria named the civilian who was killed and listed her cause of death as “warplane shelling” from “Russian troops”.

All known sources for this event attributed responsibility to Russian warplanes and @shahed_alep added that it was cluster bombs that struck the town.

Aleppo AMC reported that “several people were injured as a result of the targeting of an airstrike by warplanes in the town of Kafr Zeita,” it is not known exactly how many were wounded.

Victims

Invidivuals

Adult female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Zita (كفر زيتا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.374143, 36.601896. 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 March 1st – 31st 2017.