Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition
Summary
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has received 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and plans to acquire four S-400 air-defence batteries. The announcement came during his visit to Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit, as Ethiopian forces face renewed fighting in Tigray and Amhara.Key Facts
- Abiy said the Su-35 jets arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow.
- He did not give a date for the S-400 batteries’ arrival.
- Abiy said the new equipment would help deter aggression and defend Ethiopian airspace.
- Ethiopia and Russia signed a military cooperation agreement in Addis Ababa in July 2021.
- The article says Russia supplied 15 percent of Africa’s major-weapons imports between 2021 and 2025, making it the continent’s third-largest supplier.
- Ethiopian government and allied forces entered Tigray’s regional capital, Mekelle, on October 4 after TPLF fighters withdrew.
- Fighting has continued in Tigray despite a caretaker administration and the November 2022 peace agreement.
- Federal forces are also battling Fano, an armed group in Amhara that has fought them since 2023.
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