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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

October 01, 2025 - 16:28 Putin may visit India for talks with Modi in first trip since war began
October 01, 2025 - 15:40 Russia announces talks with US over 'irritants' in relations
October 01, 2025 - 14:23 PACE reveals number of Ukrainian journalists killed and jailed, passes new resolution
October 01, 2025 - 13:51 Hungary finds surprising allies in bid to block Ukraine from joining EU - Politico
October 01, 2025 - 13:04 Drone strike on Dnipro and elimination of Russian National Guard lieutenant colonel - Tuesday brief
October 01, 2025 - 12:08 No empire could wipe out Ukraine, and Russia won't succeed - Zelenskyy
October 01, 2025 - 11:45 Mass drone flights spotted over German strategic sites
October 01, 2025 - 11:06 Government shutdown in the US: Who's affected and how Ukraine could feel the impact
October 01, 2025 - 10:28 Russia strikes with drones and missiles: Ukraine's military shares details
September 30, 2025 - 16:34 Putin realises he can't win war against Ukraine, says US envoy Kellogg
September 30, 2025 - 15:53 Poland detains Ukrainian accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
September 30, 2025 - 14:46 Three EU states spent more on Russian gas than helping Ukraine - Greenpeace report
September 30, 2025 - 14:26 Hungary's Orbán says Russia 'already won' despite weakness
September 30, 2025 - 13:40 Kellogg says US deals with Belarus to keep communication lines with Putin
September 30, 2025 - 13:00 Moldova's parliamentary elections and Trump's Gaza plan - Monday brief
September 30, 2025 - 12:02 Ukrainian intel wipes out Russian Guard colonel leading elite Avangard unit
September 30, 2025 - 11:30 EU commits €2 billion to boost Ukraine's drone production, says von der Leyen
September 30, 2025 - 10:48 Zelenskyy: Six NATO nations fund Patriot and HIMARS missiles for Ukraine under PURL
September 30, 2025 - 10:20 Unknown drone spotted over Norway's gas field
September 26, 2025 - 16:10 Ukrainian special forces wipe out Russian Iskander systems in Kursk region
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