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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

October 19, 2025 - 17:52 Louvre's heist of the year took only four minutes — Here's what we know
October 19, 2025 - 15:31 Gazprom plant in Orenburg halts Kazakh gas intake after drone attack
October 19, 2025 - 13:19 Ceasefire at risk as Israeli forces strike Rafah again
October 19, 2025 - 12:10 Putin believes his invasion of Ukraine is his 'historic mission' - FT
October 19, 2025 - 11:07 Cheap Ukrainian interceptor drones are rewriting the rules of war – Business Insider
October 19, 2025 - 10:46 Sanctions strike deep: Intelligence uncovers how the US and EU have restricted Russia
October 18, 2025 - 15:29 Ukraine saves Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from blackout for the 42nd time amid Russian strikes
October 18, 2025 - 14:15 After two Ukrainian strikes: Satellite photos show destroyed oil refinery in Crimea
October 18, 2025 - 13:04 Germany's Merz says Ukraine needs a clear peace plan
October 18, 2025 - 13:00 Zelenskyy meets Trump, Ukrainian drones strike oil depots in Crimea - Friday brief
October 18, 2025 - 11:24 Drones hit Russia's Ulyanovsk region: Substation on fire, power knocked out
October 18, 2025 - 10:34 Putin may have to take a detour to meet Trump in Budapest
October 17, 2025 - 16:40 Putin's history monologue sparked Trump's fury at Alaska summit - FT
October 17, 2025 - 15:28 Fico says Slovakia backs Ukraine's EU bid but rejects NATO membership
October 17, 2025 - 14:17 Orbán and Putin hold phone call ahead of Trump summit
October 17, 2025 - 13:40 Poland issues new statement on Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts
October 17, 2025 - 13:08 Russia strikes energy facilities in four Ukrainian regions overnight
October 17, 2025 - 13:00 Zelenskyy arrives in the US, Trump announces meeting with Putin - Thursday brief
October 17, 2025 - 11:45 Russians shoot down their own warplane over occupied Crimea
October 17, 2025 - 11:19 Azovstal, Olenivka and three years in captivity: Story of 'Dvizh,' a 23-year-old defender of Mariupol
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