An alleged Russian airstrike in Idlib, Syria, back in 2019 has just had the strike footage released from the ground perspective. it shows three old men sitting in chairs on the sidewalk get destroyed by shrapnel.

This footage is allegedly a Russian airstrike that occurred in the city of Idlib back in 2019. Upon closer inspection however, it doesn't look like an airstrike. Now, this is just my opinion, but slowed down frame by frame, it appears as if there is a small black box on the side of the road across the street from the three men who are sitting and having a chat outside.

When the detonation occurs, it seems to originate from that black box, and to me doesn't look like much of an airstrike at all. That said however, this is CCTV footage in Syria. CCTV footage in even the most advanced countries in the world is not known for its high definition capabilities. On top of that, the CCTV footage is being recorded by a third party via cell-phone, so what we could be seeing is a serious degradation in the quality of the footage resulting in a massive loss of frames.

Let me know down in the comments. Do you think this was an IED attack that someone is trying to pass off as a Russian airstrike killing civilians. Or, is it possible that the video degradation from both the CCTV footage and the cellphone recording it could be distorting the actual airstrike itself? I'm honestly curious on your opinion.