In January 2019, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic announced that Serbia would be the latest customer for the Mi-35M, buying seven alongside three new Mil Mi-17 'Hip' (Mi-8M in Russia) transport helicopters. This followed a visit by Russian president Vladimir Putin who gave assurances regarding 'technical cooperation' between the two countries. The Nigerian Air Force also expects to receive another Mi-35M around March/April as it continues to build on an order for 12 Mi-35Ms that was originally made public in September 2015. Other international customers include the Venezuelan Army, which was the launch customer for the Mi-35M (and a long term customer for Russian military equipment). It has currently received at least three of the 10 Mi-35s to be upgraded. The Brazilian Air Force, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Mali forces also operate the Mi-35M.
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