Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets and plans to buy S-400s

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the 12 jets arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow. He announced it on X during a visit to Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit.

S-400 air defence batteries Ethiopia will acquire

4 batteries

Ethiopia will also acquire four S-400 air defence batteries. Abiy gave no date for their arrival.

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The announcement comes as Ethiopian forces fight renewed battles with rebels in Tigray and a separate rebellion in the Amhara region. Government troops entered the Tigray capital, Mekelle, on Oct 4.

Share of Africa's major arms imports from Russia, 2021-2025

15 %

Russia supplied 15 per cent of Africa's major weapons imports from 2021 to 2025, making it the continent's third-largest supplier.

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Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets and plans to buy S-400s

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the 12 jets arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow. He announced it on X during a visit to Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit.

Ethiopia will also acquire four S-400 air defence batteries. Abiy gave no date for their arrival.

The announcement comes as Ethiopian forces fight renewed battles with rebels in Tigray and a separate rebellion in the Amhara region. Government troops entered the Tigray capital, Mekelle, on Oct 4.

Russia supplied 15 per cent of Africa's major weapons imports from 2021 to 2025, making it the continent's third-largest supplier.

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets and plans to buy S-400s

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