February 1999 Eritrean–Ethiopian aerial clashes

February 1999 Eritrean–Ethiopian aerial clashes
	Part of Eritrean–Ethiopian War
Date	February 1999
Location	Eritrea-Ethiopian border
Result	Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Ethiopia	Eritrea
Commanders and leaders
Abebe Tekle Haimanota (Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense); Yakim Yanakov (Adviser to the Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense)	unknown
Units involved
Ethiopian Air Force Russian military specialists (disputed level of involvement);	Eritrean Air Force Ukrainian military specialists (disputed level of involvement);
Strength
several Su-27s	several MiG-29s
Casualties and losses
None	2 pilots were killed, 2 planes were shot down, 1 plane was shot down or damaged

In February 1999, three clashes occurred between the aviation of Ethiopia and Eritrea. The events were part of the Badme War. During the clashes, Ethiopian Su-27s fought against Eritrean MiG-29s. There is a possibility that pilots from the former USSR participated in the battles, though this has been strongly disputed by local sources. In all skirmishes, the Ethiopians won, gaining complete air supremacy for the rest of the war.

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