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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

April 19, 2026 - 08:16 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 19: +1,070 troops and 2,019 drones
April 18, 2026 - 15:06 Ukrainian drones take out three Russian vessels off Crimea
April 18, 2026 - 13:52 Ukraine hits four Russian oil refineries in one night
April 18, 2026 - 13:07 'Why is he hiding?': Ukraine queries Putin's readiness for direct talks with Zelenskyy
April 18, 2026 - 11:56 Trump tells Israel to stand down on Lebanon, Netanyahu left stunned — Axios
April 18, 2026 - 10:54 Trump signals 'pretty good news' in Iran talks, but no agreement in sight yet
April 18, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 18: +1,080 troops and 82 artillery systems
April 17, 2026 - 16:26 Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to all commercial shipping
April 17, 2026 - 15:20 Ukraine ready for Zelenskyy-Putin talks in Türkiye with Trump and Erdoğan involvement
April 17, 2026 - 14:46 Trump yelled at Iranian officials and lost his voice, senator Graham says
April 17, 2026 - 13:48 EU opens door for UK to join Ukraine arms purchases under loan program
April 17, 2026 - 12:37 Ukrainian forces take out Podlet, Nebo-M radars and more in new wave of strikes
April 17, 2026 - 11:59 Russian drone crosses into Romania again during overnight attack on Ukraine
April 17, 2026 - 11:10 Trump admits focus shift as he speaks out on Russia's war against Ukraine
April 17, 2026 - 10:38 Is Trump softening on Iran? Politico uncovers unexpected details
April 17, 2026 - 07:56 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 17: +1,000 troops and 114 artillery systems
April 16, 2026 - 14:38 Sweden warns of possible Russian attack on Baltic islands, points to Putin's plan
April 16, 2026 - 13:09 Ukrainian forces paralyze Russian supply lines near Donetsk
April 16, 2026 - 12:05 'Russia does not deserve any easing of sanctions': Zelenskyy reacts to Russia's overnight attack
April 16, 2026 - 10:28 Iran signals partial reopening of Strait of Hormuz, but on one condition
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