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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

April 29, 2026 - 08:16 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 29: +1,180 troops and 1,775 drones
April 28, 2026 - 16:57 Kremlin plotting mass recruitment of foreigners in 2026, Ukraine intel reveals
April 28, 2026 - 16:09 'Missed call' from Ukraine: Russia's Tuapse oil refinery takes three hits in fresh strikes
April 28, 2026 - 14:44 Ukraine's wartime experience could help unblock strategic maritime straits
April 28, 2026 - 13:30 Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Tuapse oil refinery and key radar, military says
April 28, 2026 - 12:49 Why Europe can’t block Russia’s Baltic exports: Expert explains
April 28, 2026 - 11:53 Russia's Tuapse evacuates residents after Ukrainian drone strikes trigger massive fires
April 28, 2026 - 11:14 Trump–King Charles talks to skip cameras amid fears of Zelenskyy-style repeat
April 28, 2026 - 10:23 Dozens intercepted, nearly 20 impacts: How Ukraine's air defense handled the drone attack
April 19, 2026 - 08:16 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 19: +1,070 troops and 2,019 drones
April 18, 2026 - 15:06 Ukrainian drones take out three Russian vessels off Crimea
April 18, 2026 - 13:52 Ukraine hits four Russian oil refineries in one night
April 18, 2026 - 13:07 'Why is he hiding?': Ukraine queries Putin's readiness for direct talks with Zelenskyy
April 18, 2026 - 11:56 Trump tells Israel to stand down on Lebanon, Netanyahu left stunned — Axios
April 18, 2026 - 10:54 Trump signals 'pretty good news' in Iran talks, but no agreement in sight yet
April 18, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 18: +1,080 troops and 82 artillery systems
April 17, 2026 - 16:26 Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to all commercial shipping
April 17, 2026 - 15:20 Ukraine ready for Zelenskyy-Putin talks in Türkiye with Trump and Erdoğan involvement
April 17, 2026 - 14:46 Trump yelled at Iranian officials and lost his voice, senator Graham says
April 17, 2026 - 13:48 EU opens door for UK to join Ukraine arms purchases under loan program
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