Ukrainian involvement in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War

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Ukrainian involvement in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Active	Summer 1998 — ?
Country	Ukraine
Type	Military advisor
Size	300
Garrison/HQ	Eritrea
Engagements	Ethiopian-Eritrean War

Military unit

Group of Ukrainian military specialists in Eritrea is a contingent of military advisers to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries to the Eritrean Defence Forces. Ukrainian servicemen provided significant assistance to the country during the Ethiopian-Eritrean War. It is noteworthy that the opposing side used the services of military specialists from Russia.

Literature

Алексей Андреев. АФРИКАНСКИЙ РОГ: ЗАТИШЬЕ ПЕРЕД БУРЕЙ // Независимая газета : газета. — 29 марта 2000.
Александр Пинчук. Командировка в Африку // Красная звезда : газета. — 11 апреля 2009.
Михаил Жирохов. Война в воздухе на Африканском Роге // Уголок неба : авиационная энциклопедия. — 2004.

Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict (1998–2018)

Background

Main topics	Eritrea–Ethiopia border Eritrea–Ethiopia relations Italian colonialism Badme
Events	Italo-Ethiopian wars 1887–89 First Second WWII Italian Eritrea B.M.A. Italian East Africa Federation Eritrean War of Independence Ethiopian Civil War Fall of the Derg Eritrean independence referendum
Treaties	Wuchale (1889) Addis Ababa (1896) Paris (1947)

Conflicts

War (1998–2000)	Timeline Invasion of Ethiopia "Sunset" [be] 1999 air battles May-June 2000 [be] "Aider" Air campaign [ru] Russian / Ukrainian involvement Algiers Agreement (2000)
post-2000 battles and skirmishes	2010 skirmish 2012 Afar attack 2016 Battle of Tsorona
Proxy conflicts	Second Afar insurgency Insurgency in Ogaden 2007–08 crackdown
Related events	UN Mission (1998–2008) War in Somalia (2006–2009) Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict

Aftermath

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