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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

May 01, 2026 - 08:03 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of May 1: +1,420 troops and 1,924 drones
April 30, 2026 - 18:54 Massive fire engulfs Perm refinery after Ukraine's 1,500+ km deep strike inside Russia: What we know
April 30, 2026 - 17:17 Kremlin seeks short truce to shield Moscow parade from Ukraine strikes, Zelenskyy says
April 30, 2026 - 16:59 Satellite photos show heavy destruction at Russia's Tuapse refinery after latest attack
April 30, 2026 - 16:05 Russia's Shahed drones go evasive, Ukraine spots possible upgrade
April 30, 2026 - 14:52 Putin undecided on timing of May 9 ceasefire, Kremlin says
April 30, 2026 - 13:58 Fourth oil tank explodes in Perm, evacuation underway
April 30, 2026 - 13:17 EU weighs fast-track perks for Ukraine after membership push stalls
April 30, 2026 - 12:29 Large battlefield breakthroughs now nearly impossible, Ukrainian commander says
April 30, 2026 - 11:42 Zelenskyy: Ukraine to contact Trump team over Russia's May 9 ceasefire plan
April 30, 2026 - 11:12 Ukraine orders mandatory troop rotations, frontline missions capped at 2 months
April 30, 2026 - 10:35 New explosion in Russia's Perm triggers toxic leak, white mushroom cloud rises overhead
April 30, 2026 - 07:40 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 30: +1,470 troops and 119 artillery systems
April 29, 2026 - 17:14 'You'd be speaking French': King Charles teases Trump at White House dinner
April 29, 2026 - 16:19 Ukraine's troops inflict Kadyrov unit its biggest losses since 2022
April 29, 2026 - 15:37 Belarus bars Russian conscripts from leaving the country
April 29, 2026 - 14:53 Macron's 'Jupiter' era nears its end: What France looks like now and who's ready to take over
April 29, 2026 - 12:55 Zelenskyy announces record-breaking strike distance into Russia with plans to push it even farther
April 29, 2026 - 11:15 Oil prices slide after UAE quits OPEC
April 29, 2026 - 10:44 Blasts shake Russia's Orsk and Perm as major oil sites go up in flames
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