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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

January 28, 2026 - 16:55 Russia claims street fighting in Kutkivka near Kupiansk, Ukraine's army calls it a fake
January 28, 2026 - 13:45 India pledges to cut Russian oil purchases as shipments fall
January 28, 2026 - 13:00 France prepares new military aid for Ukraine, China spies on UK top officials for years - Tuesday brief
January 28, 2026 - 11:12 Ukraine's mine producer says its factory is under threat: How it could affect the war front
January 28, 2026 - 10:44 'He's out of his mind': Slovakia's Fico alarmed by Trump's mental state after meeting
January 24, 2026 - 15:31 Ukraine, US, Russia wrap up today's talks in Abu Dhabi
January 24, 2026 - 13:00 Ukraine, US, Russia talks in Abu Dhabi and strike on oil depot in Penza - Friday brief
January 24, 2026 - 12:16 Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi end without compromise – Reuters
January 24, 2026 - 10:56 Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 24
January 23, 2026 - 14:06 Abu Dhabi talks: Inside the first-ever Ukraine–US–Russia meeting
January 23, 2026 - 13:26 Orbán vows Hungary will keep Ukraine out of the EU for 100 years
January 23, 2026 - 13:00 Zelenskyy-Trump talks and new trilateral meeting in UAE - Thursday brief
January 23, 2026 - 11:18 Zelenskyy says Donbas is central to talks in Abu Dhabi
January 23, 2026 - 10:48 Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 23
January 22, 2026 - 18:02 Zelenskyy: Ukraine's drones stopped Russia's army from growing
January 22, 2026 - 17:36 France detains Russia's shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean
January 22, 2026 - 16:57 Is Greenland on the table? Trump talks deal as Rutte emerges behind the scenes
January 22, 2026 - 15:56 Trump says meeting with Zelenskyy was very good, everyone wants the war to end
January 22, 2026 - 15:17 Russia may have hit Ukraine with a 'zombie missile,' reports say
January 22, 2026 - 14:44 Zelenskyy, Trump meet in Davos as talks begin
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