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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

November 01, 2025 - 14:15 EU sets up rapid troop and equipment deployment system
November 01, 2025 - 13:00 Ukraine destroys Russia's Oreshnik missile system, Pentagon approves Tomahawk transfer to Kyiv - Friday brief
November 01, 2025 - 11:21 Flights suspended in Berlin as unknown drones buzz airport
November 01, 2025 - 10:46 Ukraine strikes inside Russia again — three military oil pipelines destroyed
October 31, 2025 - 18:05 Ukraine strikes Russia's Oryol power plant and Novobryansk substation with Neptune missiles
October 31, 2025 - 17:20 Lithuania stops transporting Lukoil and Rosneft oil over US, UK sanctions
October 31, 2025 - 16:50 Kremlin distances itself from Novator missile attacks on Ukraine
October 31, 2025 - 16:15 Ukraine preparing new long-range strikes on Russia - Zelenskyy
October 31, 2025 - 15:32 Zelenskyy hopes new US sanctions on Russia won't fizzle out
October 31, 2025 - 15:10 Russians have six Oreshnik missiles left, Zelenskyy says
October 31, 2025 - 14:46 Zelenskyy pushes back on Russian claims about encirclement in Pokrovsk
October 31, 2025 - 14:25 Ukraine hands Russian war criminal to Lithuania in historic first
October 31, 2025 - 13:42 Russia says it's ready for direct talks with Ukraine, yet not without conditions
October 31, 2025 - 13:20 Russia's 9M729 Novator: What we know about secret missile hitting Ukraine
October 31, 2025 - 13:00 Trump meets Xi Jinping, Russia strikes Ukraine's energy again - Thursday brief
October 31, 2025 - 11:48 No phones, no cameras: Secret meeting of the Coalition of the Willing to take place in Madrid
October 31, 2025 - 11:22 Drones hit power facilities across three Russian regions
October 31, 2025 - 10:32 Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest canceled over Russia's hardline demands – FT
October 30, 2025 - 17:55 Ukraine recalls Ilovaisk tragedy after Putin proposed corridor for journalists
October 30, 2025 - 17:06 Putin tells troops to let journalists through to Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
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