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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

December 19, 2025 - 18:12 Poland may send MiG-29 jets to Ukraine in exchange for anti-drone systems
December 19, 2025 - 17:35 Slovakia plans to halt military aid to Ukraine, PM Fico says
December 19, 2025 - 16:51 Ukraine intelligence reveals Zaporizhzhia raid: Rail line destroyed, then struck from above
December 19, 2025 - 16:22 Caspian oil platform hit again as Ukraine's SBU launches third strike
December 19, 2025 - 16:03 Zelenskyy says Ukraine knows where Russia's Oreshnik is deployed in Belarus
December 19, 2025 - 15:22 Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs MiG-29s from Poland due to pilot shortage
December 19, 2025 - 15:03 Putin denies starting war in Ukraine: 'We're not responsible for deaths'
December 19, 2025 - 14:35 Peace plan and 'compromises': Putin on Ukraine war and ongoing talks
December 19, 2025 - 13:58 Russia carried out over 6,000 chemical attacks on Ukrainian troops in a year, peak came in April
December 19, 2025 - 13:35 Fatigue is not surrender: Most Ukrainians reject Russia's ultimatums, poll shows
December 19, 2025 - 13:00 Strike on Belbek air base and security guarantees plan for Ukraine - Thursday brief
December 19, 2025 - 11:41 Russia captured only 1.04% of Ukraine in 2025, ISW says
December 19, 2025 - 11:04 Macron says Europe needs to resume dialogue with Putin
December 19, 2025 - 10:27 Russia enters Phase Zero of preparations for possible war with NATO — ISW
December 18, 2025 - 16:52 European troops won't fight for Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
December 18, 2025 - 16:30 EU weighs reparations loan for Ukraine without Belgium's approval — Bloomberg
December 18, 2025 - 15:58 Zelenskyy: Ukraine risks massive drone production cuts this spring without EU funding
December 18, 2025 - 15:40 Ukraine reparations loan could move under urgency procedure, Metsola says
December 18, 2025 - 15:08 Where Russia may focus its offensive in 2026: ISW assessment
December 18, 2025 - 14:04 EU expands sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet, blacklisting dozens of vessels
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