Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3271

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.52034, 36.36494
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3081RS3286)

Up to seven civilians, including a woman and possibly two children, were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Hazza, Eastern Ghouta, as reported by local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded.

Hazza Media Center reported that two civilians, naming one of them as Safiya Al Zekri from Saqba, were killed by three airstrikes and that a large number of wounded. Human Rights Organisation in Syria MAF named Mohiy Alddin Orab as another victim.

Syrian Civil Defense put the death toll at seven on Twitter. Syrian Revolution also News reported that seven civilians had been killed, including a woman and two children, mentioning “14 airstrikes, 10 barrel bombs, more than 70 rockets, rocket launchers and heavy artillery, as well as two rockets loaded with cluster bombs.”

@dmshkiaa tweeted that there had been more “more than 13 Russian airstrikes and three barrels of helicopter gunships targeted at civilians.”

Shaam News, among other sources, wrote that chlorine gas was used in the airstrikes. They also reported the use of white phosphorus and napalm.

Victims

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2–7
1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed