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Oleksandra Bashchenko

News Editor

Has a background in International Relations and Political Science, with a Bachelor's degree from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (2020) and a Master's degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2022).

Oleksandra began her career in 2021 as a news editor at Interfax-Ukraine. Over the following years, she continued working in national media, first at UNIAN, where she edited the Ukrainian news feed. Since May 2023, has been working as a news editor and translator for the English-language news feed at RBC-Ukraine, a nationwide media outlet.

Oleksandra is deeply interested in covering political, social, and economic developments both in Ukraine and around the world. Since the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, providing accurate, timely, and first-hand reporting on the war to international audiences has become her top priority.


Author publications

February 06, 2026 - 08:20 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 6: + 720 troops, 39 artillery systems
February 05, 2026 - 17:04 Prisoner exchange, new Russian ultimatum: Outcomes of Abu Dhabi talks
February 05, 2026 - 16:15 Zelenskyy responds to ultimatum on 'recognizing' Donbas as Russian
February 05, 2026 - 15:28 Ukraine and Russia carry out first prisoner swap in four months
February 05, 2026 - 14:30 Ukraine, US and Russia wrap up talks in Abu Dhabi
February 05, 2026 - 13:02 Ukraine, Russia agree to exchange 314 prisoners, Witkoff says
February 05, 2026 - 12:45 What ending nuclear arms limits could mean for global security? Expert explains
February 05, 2026 - 11:55 What's behind the US shift away from nuclear restrictions: Expert views
February 05, 2026 - 11:14 Melania Trump on returning Ukrainian children taken to Russia: 'I hope we have success very soon'
February 05, 2026 - 10:35 Trump says new US airstrikes on Iran are still on the table
February 05, 2026 - 08:15 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 5: +770 troops, 60 artillery systems
February 04, 2026 - 17:34 Ukraine, US and Russia end first day of talks in Abu Dhabi
February 04, 2026 - 14:05 'The ball is in Kyiv's court': Russia sets an ultimatum to end the war
February 04, 2026 - 13:43 How many Ukrainians still trust Zelenskyy? New poll reveals
February 04, 2026 - 12:08 Hundreds of millions wasted: What Russia paid for its Feb. 3 missile attack on Ukraine
February 04, 2026 - 10:50 Unexpected progress possible in Ukraine negotiations, Politico
February 04, 2026 - 08:00 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 4: +780 troops, 60 artillery systems
February 03, 2026 - 10:23 Ukraine agrees with US and Europe on three-step response to Russia breaking ceasefire, media
January 30, 2026 - 17:35 Trump faces record-low trust among Ukrainians, survey finds
January 30, 2026 - 16:36 Trump move stalls $250 million in energy funding for Ukraine
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