Zelenskyy appoints Ukraine’s Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo as non-resident Ambassador to Gabon

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Vasyl Hamianin, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to serve concurrently as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

Separately, President Zelenskyy stated on Monday that Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on the delivery of crucial missile interceptors. According to New Voice of Ukraine, the president made these remarks following a coordination meeting on Oct. 26.

Business Insider reports that the requested interceptors are for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems. While Zelenskyy indicated he has instructed his team to raise the matter with the American side again, it remains unclear how many interceptors are being held up or the reason for the delay. Business Insider also noted that most interceptors for Ukraine's air defense are supplied through NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.

Brief written by urgent.news from Interfax-Ukraine, Business Insider, New Voice of Ukraine — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.