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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 30, 2025 - 10:48 From Rostov to Kamchatka: Partisans cripple Russia's communications — exclusive video from Ukraine's intel
October 30, 2025 - 10:26 US Senate to hold hearings on Russia's mass abductions of Ukrainian children
October 26, 2025 - 16:57 CIA vs State Department: Trump team split over talks with Putin
October 26, 2025 - 16:36 Drones breach Belgorod dam, putting four Russian brigades at risk
October 26, 2025 - 16:15 'Arson epidemic' spreads across Russia as power equipment goes up in flames – sources
October 26, 2025 - 15:50 Ukraine's air defense downs Russian bomb over Kryvyi Rih, debris hits plant and injures one
October 26, 2025 - 14:21 Putin fears a coup as Russia shows its weakness, report says
October 26, 2025 - 13:37 Drones and improvisation: CNN reports new level of Ukraine-Russia battle of wits
October 26, 2025 - 12:29 Ukrainian forces liberate nine settlements, hold back Russia near Pokrovsk
October 26, 2025 - 12:02 Surprise move: Serbia offers to mediate peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
October 26, 2025 - 11:13 'Depressing experience': German economy minister spends an hour in shelter during Kyiv strikes
October 26, 2025 - 10:36 After a week of 1,000 Russian strikes, Zelenskyy urges tougher pressure on Moscow
October 25, 2025 - 16:42 Ukrainian troops retake another village in Donetsk's Pokrovsk district
October 25, 2025 - 16:20 After Russia's missile strike on Kyiv: Scenes from Dniprovskyi district
October 25, 2025 - 15:12 Ceasefire only possible if everything aligns: Ukraine's intel reveals key condition to end war
October 25, 2025 - 14:47 Belgium aims to pocket more than €1 billion annually from frozen Russian funds, reports say
October 25, 2025 - 13:46 Russia's energy strikes aim at society's weakest, Ukraine's intel chief says
October 25, 2025 - 13:31 Italy to send new aid package to Ukraine with ammo and air defenses by year's end
October 25, 2025 - 13:00 Peace plan from Coalition of the Willing and new Mirage jets for Ukraine - Friday brief
October 25, 2025 - 12:50 Why the EU still hasn't approved reparations loan for Ukraine and what it means for Kyiv
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