Incident Code
RS4330
Incident Date
21 January 2020
Location
لبوابية, Al Bawabiya, Aleppo, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: November 4, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R4085RS4337)
An elderly man was reported injured as a result of shelling of airstrikes that hit al-Bawabiya farms in Aleppo on January 21st, 2020.
Syrian Civil Defense posted a video of their volunteers rescuing the elderly man. None of the other sources mentioned civilian casualties.
A Facebook post by FSLA.Ovecs identified Russian strikes in the vicinity of al-Bawabiya village as occurring at 12:34.
Both Shasha Syria and @thawrat111 referred to vacuum missiles being used in the attack, and all sources attributed the airstrikes to Russia.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Man
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed