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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

December 17, 2025 - 15:50 Ukrainian troops show video of Russian motorcycle attack halted near Pokrovsk
December 17, 2025 - 15:03 Putin brings up Oreshnik missile again, promises it will go on combat duty this year
December 17, 2025 - 13:56 Russia amasses 710,000 troops for a strategic offensive, Ukrainian army chief says
December 17, 2025 - 13:17 Ukraine regains ground near Kupiansk, controls almost 90% of the city, army chief says
December 17, 2025 - 13:00 New Ramstein meeting and UK-German air defenses for Ukraine - Tuesday brief
December 17, 2025 - 11:39 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of December 17: +1,700 troops and 33 artillery systems
December 17, 2025 - 11:10 ISW: Both sides advance on Russia-Ukraine front line, fiercest fighting near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
December 17, 2025 - 10:30 Russia launches dozens of attack drones overnight: How Ukraine's air defense performed
December 13, 2025 - 17:45 Lukashenko frees more than 100 political prisoners, including Babaryka and Kalesnikava
December 13, 2025 - 14:40 Russia deploys Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, targeting Europe — Ukraine's intel
December 13, 2025 - 13:00 Kupiansk gains and indefinite freeze of Russian assets - Friday brief
December 13, 2025 - 11:55 Russia launches massive attack on Odesa region, hits energy sites and leaves civilians wounded
December 13, 2025 - 11:21 US sees progress in Zelenskyy's proposal for a peace deal referendum
December 13, 2025 - 10:35 US ready to give Ukraine legally binding NATO Article 5 guarantees — Axios
December 12, 2025 - 17:08 Ukraine eyes a fast-track path to the EU with a peace-deal clause - FT
December 12, 2025 - 15:32 Ukraine blows up Russian An-26 transport plane and two other top-value targets in Crimea
December 12, 2025 - 14:45 Russia considers police control for Donbas, with no troops needed
December 12, 2025 - 14:11 Not a transfer — a swap: Ambassador explains how Ukraine will actually get Poland's MiG-29s
December 12, 2025 - 13:07 Russia pounds Ukrainian mine with six-hour drone assault, sparking fire and injuries
December 12, 2025 - 13:00 Strike on Russian oil platform and new condition for Ukraine's elections - Thursday brief
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