Malinovsky

He graduated from the Kazan Higher Tank Command in 1977, from the Malinovsky Military Armoured Forces Academy in 1987, and from the Military Academy of the General Staff another decade later.

Gen. Andriy Malinovsky, told The Washington Post in an interview in October that Ukraine’s Western allies had confirmed coordinates for targets ahead of the Kharkiv counteroffensive.

“According to our maps and software, a point will have one set of coordinates,” Malinovsky said.

The targeting information also provided a workaround for when Russian signal-jamming prevented aerial drone reconnaissance on the battlefield, Malinovsky said.

The 29-year-old Malinovsky brings strong experience, having played 115 games in Italy’s top flight and 51 times for Ukraine.