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Did you know... that Major-General Andriy Kovalchuk (pictured), commander of the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive, met his wife, a fellow officer, when she chastised him for wearing an unpolished belt buckle?

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The result was: promoted by LordPeterII (talk) 16:09, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Andriy Kovalchuk

... that Major-General Andriy Kovalchuk, commander of the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive, met his wife, a fellow officer, when she chastised him for wearing an unpolished belt buckle? Source: "He will also be leading the upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive to retake the southern Ukrainian territories" from: Davidzon, Vladislav (1 August 2022). "The Commander of the Southern Front Lives to Fight Another Day". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2022. and Google Translate has "Andriy Kovalchuk's wife is also an officer, serving in the Airborne Assault Forces ... He met Olena through an officers belt ... in the Soviet Army there was such a tradition that the buckle on the belt had to be polished to a shine. I didn't have it polished, and although I was senior in military rank, the girl managed to make a remark to me" from: Klischuk, Lyudmila (20 December 2018). "Герой України, генерал Андрій Ковальчук: Ми будемо наступати однозначно – це справа честі за всіх загиблих десантників - Новинарня". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:06, 7 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting life, on fine sources, foreign sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The hook is cute. The image is licensed and a good illustration. No infobox? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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