Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4879

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.658233, 36.484942
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R4648)

A woman was injured by an artillery attack with contested responsibility reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime forces and/or the Russian military and/or the Iranian military on December 28th, 2023, in the village of Kansafra located south of Idlib, Syria.

Twitter/X user @mzmgr941 reported at 10:15 AM the intense missile bombardment allegedly carried out by the Russian and Iranian military in the settlements of Kansafra, Flefel, Fatira, and Maarat Al-Naasan in the countryside of Idlib. However, the injury of a woman was first reported at 7:35 PM by Twitter/X user @TkrytyMr21896.

The Syrian Press Agency posted a picture of the Kansafra village area without further details regarding the victim and the seriousness of her injuries.

Twitter/X user @almoktar013 reported that a joint operation of Syrian and Russian airplanes bombarded with more than 25 airstrikes in the area.

Most of the sources, including SOHR, Syrian Press Agency, and Al-Muharrer Media Network held the Syrian regime forces responsible for the attack while others, including Twitter/X user @mzmgr941, claimed the Russian military and/or the Iranian military were the perpetrators.

Assessment Updates

22 October 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kansafra (كنصفرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.658233, 36.484942. 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
Iranian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Iranian Military
Iranian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)