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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 12, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 12: +770 troops, 65 artillery systems
February 11, 2026 - 16:05 War is unlikely to end in 2026: Ukrainian MP Kostenko speaks about peace talks and frontline
February 11, 2026 - 13:54 UK doubles Arctic troop presence amid rising Russian threat
February 11, 2026 - 10:23 India and Iran drive oil surge: What it means for global markets
February 10, 2026 - 15:10 Invisible trauma of war. Story of Ukrainian soldier who survived dozens of concussions
February 10, 2026 - 13:23 Putin's plans at risk as true scale of Russian losses keeps mounting - FT
February 10, 2026 - 12:53 Boos instead of applause: EU's Kallas supports crowd's reaction to Vance
February 10, 2026 - 11:43 Ukraine reacts to reports of Russia preparing spring offensive in the south
February 10, 2026 - 10:58 Tsikhanouskaya says there is no evidence of nuclear weapons in Belarus
February 10, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 10: +980 troops, 33 artillery systems
February 09, 2026 - 15:52 Ukraine's southern forces deny counteroffensive rumors fueled by Russian maps
February 09, 2026 - 14:15 Epstein sought to meet Putin secretly, according to released files
February 09, 2026 - 11:12 Russia attacks from seven directions: How many targets Ukraine's air defense destroyed
February 09, 2026 - 10:28 For the first time since 1947, Japan's 'Iron Lady' party wins a supermajority
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
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