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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 13, 2026 - 07:50 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 13: +960 troops and 44 artillery systems
April 12, 2026 - 18:06 Russia amasses troops in northern Donetsk region amid Easter ceasefire
April 12, 2026 - 13:14 Will Ukraine-Russia ceasefire hold after Easter? Ukraine's top official answers
April 12, 2026 - 12:25 Zelenskyy on every corner: How Orbán turned Ukraine into a campaign weapon
April 12, 2026 - 11:14 Ukraine reports nonstop violations amid Russia's promised ceasefire
April 12, 2026 - 10:44 Qatar restores shipping after Hormuz Strait crisis
April 12, 2026 - 08:15 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 12: +1,070 troops and 2,081 drones
April 11, 2026 - 17:16 Trump says US begins clearing mines in Hormuz Strait as Navy vessels pass through
April 11, 2026 - 16:00 Easter ceasefire: Ukraine sets one rulebook for Russia on land, sea and in the sky
April 11, 2026 - 14:13 Ukraine and Russia carry out big Easter prisoner swap: All details
April 11, 2026 - 13:09 Zelenskyy says Ukraine urges Russia to prolong ceasefire beyond Easter
April 11, 2026 - 12:36 Russia tries to change course of war, Ukraine's army chief outlines key military tasks
April 11, 2026 - 11:26 Explosions rock Russia's Tver as reports point to strike near oil depot
April 11, 2026 - 10:47 Russia building new Shahed drone launch base: Location and details revealed
April 11, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 11: +1,440 troops and 64 artillery systems
April 10, 2026 - 13:54 Zelenskyy: Ukraine will complete Druzhba repairs this spring
April 10, 2026 - 12:27 'It went s***': Trump's closed-door exchange with NATO chief exposed
April 10, 2026 - 10:39 Zelenskyy assesses Transnistria risk and exposes Russia’s true buffer zone plans
April 07, 2026 - 08:00 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 7: +980 troops and 1,945 drones
April 06, 2026 - 17:18 Ukrainian defense company nears launch of two supersonic ballistic missiles
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