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(Previous Incident Codes: R2040 RS2178 )
Three civilians were killed and “dozens” wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir Sharqi, according to local media sources.
The University Hospital in Deir Sharqi, which reportedly was used to primarily treat women and children, was struck.
The hospital was destroyed by the strike and taken out of service, according to Smart News, who put the injured toll at four civilians.
The three civilians that were killed were patients at the hospital, Syrian Network for Human Rights reported. They further noted that this was the third time in two months that this location had been targeted.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Deir Sharqi (دير شرقي), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.603718, 36.738955. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.