Yuriy Gusev has been appointed Ukraine's new ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today, Report informs.
The incoming ambassador, Yuriy Gusev previously served as governor of the Kherson region and, in 2020, was appointed director of the state concern Ukroboronprom (Ukrainian Defense Industry). In 2023, Zelenskyy dismissed Gusev from this post.