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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 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
January 12, 2026 - 11:25 Trump says Greenland's defense is just 'two dog sleds'
January 12, 2026 - 10:38 Putin doubles theory: MI6 says how to identify the fake Russian leader
January 11, 2026 - 14:41 Ukraine blocks Russian push to build foothold for attack on Sumy
January 11, 2026 - 14:07 Chechen leader Kadyrov suffers kidney failure, sources say
January 11, 2026 - 13:31 'If Antarctica melts, cities will go underwater'. Ukrainian polar scientist on working at the edge of the world
January 11, 2026 - 11:09 Watch: Ukrainian paratroopers repel massive Russian assault north of Pokrovsk
January 10, 2026 - 16:02 Zelenskyy: Security Service special operations show results, new missions greenlit
January 10, 2026 - 13:45 Unidentified drones uncover hole in Germany’s air shield built to counter Oreshnik missile
January 10, 2026 - 13:00 Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv region and promised US-Ukraine prosperity deal - Friday brief
January 10, 2026 - 11:33 France considers stationing 6,000 troops in Ukraine
January 10, 2026 - 10:32 Russia launched Oreshnik missile to deter Western troop deployment in Ukraine — ISW
January 06, 2026 - 17:58 Europe and US prepare security commitments to protect Ukraine — Reuters
January 06, 2026 - 17:33 Arsenal, oil base and beyond: Ukrainian military confirms hits on major Russian sites
January 06, 2026 - 16:38 US, Ukraine and allies move to form security guarantees coalition
January 06, 2026 - 16:05 Politico: Ukraine and allies close to finalizing key ceasefire documents
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