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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 17, 2026 - 17:39 Russia preparing new strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid and infrastructure, Zelenskyy says
January 17, 2026 - 17:07 Russia aims to knock out Ukraine's power and heat with planned strikes on nuclear substations
January 17, 2026 - 16:42 Chechnya's ruling family: What we know about Ramzan Kadyrov's children
January 17, 2026 - 15:46 Ukrainian forces hit Russian air defenses in Crimea, drone depot near Donetsk
January 17, 2026 - 15:02 Fighter jets Ukraine could receive from Czechia: Expert breakdown
January 17, 2026 - 14:20 Russia shipped over 2 million tons of grain from occupied Ukrainian territories in 2025 – intel
January 17, 2026 - 13:15 Ukraine's EU bid may follow a new model, Reuters reports
January 17, 2026 - 13:00 Missile package for Ukraine’s air defenses, Russia's attempts to breach border near Kharkiv - Friday brief
January 17, 2026 - 11:13 Britain eyes Ukraine’s drone defense experience to tackle prison contraband deliveries
January 16, 2026 - 15:30 Zelenskyy says Ukraine and US split on some peace deal terms
January 16, 2026 - 15:08 China fully halts electricity imports from Russia
January 16, 2026 - 14:20 US lawmakers push White House to tighten sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet
January 16, 2026 - 13:00 Continued attacks on Ukrainian energy grid, new oil price cap for Russia - Thursday brief
January 16, 2026 - 12:10 No power plants left untouched by Russian strikes in Ukraine, Energy Minister says
January 16, 2026 - 11:01 EU split emerges as Britain rejects talks with Putin
January 12, 2026 - 15:52 Power plant hit in Russia's Rostov region, fire breaks out
January 12, 2026 - 15:13 Norwegian FM reveals when Ukraine will get security commitments
January 12, 2026 - 14:31 Trump on Zelenskyy: 'He doesn’t have the cards, only got one thing - Donald Trump'
January 12, 2026 - 13:51 Russia aims to seize all of Donetsk region by April 1, 2026 — sources
January 12, 2026 - 13:00 Ukraine faces power disruptions while oil depot and other targets hit in Russia - Weekend brief
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