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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

August 21, 2025 - 16:19 Ukrainian citizen arrested in Italy over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
August 21, 2025 - 15:27 Russia's Lavrov says Putin ready to meet Zelenskyy, but under condition
August 21, 2025 - 14:57 Russia brings up security guarantees for Ukraine again, pushing for a return to Istanbul 2022
August 21, 2025 - 13:57 Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian Novoshakhtinsk oil plant and other critical sites
August 21, 2025 - 13:35 Czechia ready to take part in Ukraine peace mission, president confirms
August 21, 2025 - 13:01 NATO-light security guarantees for Ukraine, Russian drone explosion in Poland - Wednesday brief
August 21, 2025 - 12:20 Ukraine rules out China as postwar security guarantor, Zelenskyy explains why
August 21, 2025 - 12:03 Zelenskyy shares what he told Trump using Ukraine's battle map
August 21, 2025 - 11:17 We made a step forward: Zelenskyy reveals how he's preparing to meet Putin
August 21, 2025 - 10:47 Ukraine's Flamingo missile reaches 3,000 km range: Zelenskyy calls it a major success
August 21, 2025 - 10:27 Russia fires 574 drones and 40 missiles at Ukraine in one of the war's largest attacks
August 20, 2025 - 17:55 British minister says peace in Ukraine is now 'closer than ever'
August 20, 2025 - 15:04 Moscow agrees to Ukraine security guarantees with China and US involved
August 20, 2025 - 14:30 Erdoğan, Putin discuss Ukraine peace initiatives
August 20, 2025 - 13:30 Slovakia says Russian oil is flowing again through the Druzhba pipeline
August 20, 2025 - 13:00 Putin seeks personal meeting with Zelenskyy, drones attack two Russian ammo depots - Tuesday brief
August 20, 2025 - 12:11 Trump wants black wall at Mexico border to keep out migrants
August 20, 2025 - 11:04 Britain ready to send troops to Ukraine to protect skies and ports
August 20, 2025 - 10:31 Musk drops plan to launch political party, WSJ reveals details
August 19, 2025 - 17:36 Trump calls Ukraine a 'buffer,' repeats mythical $350 billion claim
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