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Ethiopia has received 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and will also acquire four S-400 air defence batteries, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced.
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Ahmed → receive → batteries
Abiy made the announcement on X on Wednesday during a visit to Moscow for the two-day Russia-Africa Summit, where Russia is seeking closer security and economic ties with African countries.
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Russia → make → countries
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The acquisition comes as Ethiopian forces fight renewed battles with rebels in northern Tigray and a separate rebellion in the neighbouring Amhara region.
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forces → matter → region
The prime minister said the warplanes had arrived a year earlier than expected under an existing agreement with Moscow, thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin for helping speed up the delivery.
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warplanes → say → delivery
He gave no date for the arrival of the S-400 batteries, designed to shoot down aircraft and missiles.
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He → give → aircraft
Abiy said on Wednesday that the new equipment would strengthen Ethiopia’s ability to “preemptively deter aggression”.
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equipment → say → aggression
In a second X post later that day, he described the jets as newly deployed and said they would defend Ethiopian airspace.
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they → describe → airspace
Military cooperation
The announcement is the latest sign of Russia‘s growing military partnership with Ethiopia, following a series of agreements in recent years.
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announcement → grow → years
The two governments signed a military cooperation agreement in Addis Ababa in July 2021 aimed at improving the Ethiopian armed forces’ training and technology.
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governments → sign → training
In January, defence publication Janes reported that Ethiopia had displayed newly acquired Russian Yak-130 advanced jet trainers during celebrations marking its air force’s 90th anniversary.
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Ethiopia → report → anniversary
Russia supplied 15 percent of Africa’s imports of major weapons between 2021 and 2025, making it the continent’s third-largest supplier, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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it → supply → Institute
Moscow has sought closer military and economic ties with African countries while facing Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
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Moscow → seek → Ukraine
The Russia-Africa Summit, which began on Wednesday, brings African leaders together for talks on trade, investment and security.
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which → begin → trade
Tigray war
The announcement follows a major shift in the fighting in Tigray, where government troops and allied forces entered the regional capital Mekelle on October 4 after fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew.
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fighters → follow → Front
The TPLF, an armed group that previously governed the region, has suffered further territorial losses as government forces advanced into other towns.
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forces → govern → towns
Addis Ababa has since appointed a six-month caretaker administration for Tigray, but the fighting has not stopped.
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fighting → appoint → Tigray
A TPLF commander called for continued resistance in a television broadcast last week, while the group has also claimed attacks against government-aligned troops in northwestern Tigray on Wednesday.
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group → call → Wednesday
The renewed war has effectively undone a peace agreement signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in November 2022 that ended two years of fighting, which researchers at Belgium’s Ghent University estimate killed about 500,000 civilians.
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researchers → renew → civilians
Government forces are also battling Fano, an Amhara armed group that has been fighting federal troops since 2023.
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that → battle → 2023
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