{
  "id": 17072624,
  "title": "Ethiopia acquires Russian fighter jets and air defence systems amid war in Tigray",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/ethiopia-acquires-russian-fighter-jets-and-air-defence-systems-amid-17072624",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:41:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/ethiopia-acquires-russian-fighter-jets-and-air-defence-systems-amid-war-in-tigray/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ethiopia has received 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, as fighting intensified in the northern Tigray region neighbouring Eritrea. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is attending the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, described the acquisition as a “milestone” that would boost Ethiopia’s defence capacity. He said Ethiopia and Russia agreed on the deal several years ago [...] The post Ethiopia acquires…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}