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Ethiopia receives Russian fighter jets, air defence systems

Told by 5 newspapers in 4 countries, between 13:00 and 12:00 on 28 October 2026.

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Ethiopia received Russian fighter jets and air defence systems, according to the BBC, Al Jazeera and Premium Times.1 2 33 newspapers from 3 countries

The headlines do not state the position of the Russian or Ethiopian governments on the transfer.1 2 3

2008The Sukhoi Su-35 is a Russian air superiority fighter from the Su-27 family; the modernised version made its first flight in February 2008.W
The Ethiopian Air Force is the air branch of the Ethiopian National Defence Force, tasked with protecting national airspace and supporting ground forces.W

AIMade at 22:36 from 3 headlines from 3 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

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Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

TASS (state media) · Russia · 13:05Ethiopia receives 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia — premierRead at the newspaper ↗
Punch · Nigeria · 14:20Ethiopia receives 12 Russian fighter jetsRead at the newspaper ↗
Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 17:00Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisitionRead at the newspaper ↗
BBC News · United Kingdom · 09:05Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in TigrayRead at the newspaper ↗
Premium Times · Nigeria · 12:06Ethiopia receives Russian fighter jets, air defence systemsRead at the newspaper ↗