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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 08, 2025 - 15:34 Massive fire in Novosibirsk may be burning a microchip factory
October 08, 2025 - 15:00 Watch: Ukraine's Mistral air defense takes down Russian Shahed drones
October 08, 2025 - 13:00 Ukrainian forces liberate Sichneve, Ukraine unveils new version of Neptune missile - Tuesday brief
October 08, 2025 - 11:20 Ukraine's DELTA AI becomes a digital weapon, detecting Russian targets in 2 seconds
October 08, 2025 - 10:32 Russia unleashes 183 drones in overnight assault, Ukraine's air defense fights back
October 07, 2025 - 15:15 New targets, new tactics: How Russia is hitting Ukraine's energy differently this time
October 07, 2025 - 14:12 'Crimea is Ukraine': OSCE president visits Kyiv with a clear message
October 07, 2025 - 13:00 Schoof's visit to Kyiv and Slovakia's new aid package - Monday brief
October 07, 2025 - 11:45 Drones hit Dzerzhinsk again, targeting Russia's explosives plant
October 07, 2025 - 11:05 Merz reveals details of his clash with Orbán over the war in Ukraine
October 07, 2025 - 10:35 Russian troops strike Kharkiv, rescuers show aftermath of the attack
October 06, 2025 - 16:22 Zelenskyy hints Ukraine's Flamingo missiles may already be striking Russia
October 06, 2025 - 15:45 Zelenskyy: Ukraine will join the EU with or without Orbán
October 06, 2025 - 15:20 Russians report new strike on Belgorod power plant, city left partly without electricity
October 06, 2025 - 14:34 Zelenskyy says Ukraine to start using ballistic missiles regularly after Neptunes
October 06, 2025 - 13:52 Ukraine now producing 40 Bohdana howitzers a month, Zelenskyy says
October 06, 2025 - 13:15 Massive attack on Lviv, protests in Georgia over municipal elections - Weekend brief
October 06, 2025 - 11:30 Russians pound Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs, factory comes under attack
October 06, 2025 - 10:53 Drones hit explosives plant in Russia's Dzerzhinsk, massive fire erupts
October 06, 2025 - 10:19 Over 100 Russian drones attacked overnight: Ukraine's air defense in action
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