Madaxweyne Zelenskyy oo u magacaabay Yurii Tokar safiirka Ukraine ee Soomaaliya
Madaxweyne Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy ayaa u magacaabay Yurii Tokar inuu noqdo safiirka dheeriga ah ee dalka Soomaaliya isagoo xilkaas ku daray (concurrently). Go'aanka waxaa dhigay wareegto madaxweynenimo oo ku taariikhaysan 11 August. Tokar wuxuu mar hore u ahaa safiirka Kenya.
Magacaabista iyo Xilka Cusub
Sida ku xusan wareegta madaxweynaha, Tokar waxaa loo magacaabay Safiirka Gaarka ah ee Faa'iidada Buuxda leh ee Ukraine u fadhiya Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka ee Soomaaliya, isagoo xilkaas si isku-dhafan u qaadanaya (concurrent basis). Magacaabistu waxay qayb ka tahay balaadhin diplomaasiyadeed.
Tokar, oo da'yarta ku jirta 49 sano, wuxuu safiirka Ukraine u ahaa Kenya ilaa July 2025. Bishii July 2026 waxaa loo magacaabay sidoo kale safiirka Midowga Comoros si isku-dhafan ah, taasoo muujinaysa kala-guurka shaqadiisa Afrika.
Taariikhda Shaqada Diplomaasiyadeed
Kahor inta uusan noqon safiir, Tokar wuxuu ahaa qunsul-guud ee Ukraine ee magaalada Wrocław, Poland, intii u dhaxaysay 2022 ilaa 2025. Waxa uu sidoo kale hogaamin jiray qaybta qunsuliyadda safaaradda Ukraine ee Maraykanka sanadihii 2014 ilaa 2019.
Ukraine iyo Soomaaliya waxay si rasmi ah u aaseen xiriirka diblomaasiyadeed bishii April 2025. Waqtigaas, Wasiiraha Arrimaha Dibadda Ukraine Andrii Sybiha wuxuu yiri: "Kyiv valued Somalia's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Xiriirka iyo Caawimaadda Gobolka
Ukraine waxay dhowr jeer muujisay taageero gobolka Afrika. Bishii September 2022, Ukraine waxay qoondeysay 50,000 tonnes oo qamadi ah oo ah gargaar loo fidiyay Ethiopia iyo Soomaaliya, taasoo qayb ka ahayd kaalmo bini'aadantinimo.
Xilligan, danta muwaadiniinta Ukraine ee Soomaaliya waxaa haysay safaaradda Ukraine ee Kenya kahor magacaabistan. Balaadhin diplomaasiyadeed ayaa ujeedkeedu yahay in xiriirka labada dal ee cusub la xoojiyo mustaqbalka.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Yurii Tokar as the country's new ambassador to Somalia, a move formalised through a presidential decree issued on 11 August.
Tokar's Diplomatic Background
Yurii Tokar, 49, has served as Ukraine's ambassador to Kenya since July 2025 and was concurrently appointed to the Union of the Comoros in July 2026. Prior to this, he held the post of consul general in Wrocław, Poland, from 2022 to 2025.
Earlier in his career, between 2014 and 2019, Tokar headed the consular section of Ukraine's embassy in the United States, bringing extensive experience in diplomatic representation across multiple continents.
Ukraine-Somalia Diplomatic Ties
Ukraine formally established diplomatic relations with Somalia in April 2025, with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stating that Kyiv valued Somalia's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Before this appointment, the rights and interests of Ukrainian citizens in Somalia were managed through Ukraine's embassy in Kenya, reflecting the growing importance of direct diplomatic engagement with Mogadishu.
Humanitarian Engagement in the Region
Ukraine has also provided humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa, allocating 50,000 tonnes of wheat as aid to Ethiopia and Somalia in September 2022.
This appointment marks another step in Ukraine's broader strategy to expand its diplomatic footprint in Africa, strengthening ties with nations that have shown solidarity during the ongoing conflict.
