Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between five and seven civilians – including medics – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on a hospital in Deir Al Assafir, according to local sources.
Abu Ksem Deir Al Assafir published a video which reportedly showed the aftermath of a strike on a “medical hospital in Deir Al Assafir”.
According to Syrian Human Rights Committee, “Warplanes and helicopters targeted the civil defense quarter, a mosque and a hospital in Deir Al Assafir which resulted in injuries to a member of civil defense and two doctors working in the hospital.” Doomanypress said: “Five medical workers were wounded due to two missiles fired by helicopters in the medical point in Deir Al Assafir” – but didn’t identify the culprit.
Syrian Mirror blamed Russia for carrying out more than 40 raids in Eastern Ghouta, reporting that a strike on a hospital in Deir Al Assafir killed seven non-combatants.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Deir Al Assafir (دير العصافير), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.465316, 36.418111. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Members of the White Helmets clearing up in the aftermath of the alleged Russian raid. (via, SHRC)
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An injured man is treated for his wounds. (via, SHRC)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 17th – February 29th.