Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2058

Location

كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.429388, 36.49078
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1925RS2059)

As many as three civilians from the same family – including a child and a woman – were killed, and up to four more were wounded, following a raid on Kafr Nbouda. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, except the Syrian Network for Human Righhst who pointed to both Russia and the Assad regime. which blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.

Video footage published by the Syrian Civil Defence shows dead and wounded civilians trapped under the rubble. Members of the Civil Defence worked into the night to dig them out.

A journalist reported to Smart News that “it is not clear how many [wounded] were transferred to nearby medical points”.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1–3
1 Child, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2–4

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Nbouda (كفرنبودة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.429388, 36.49078. 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 April 1st - 31st 2017.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)