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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

September 26, 2025 - 15:46 Zelenskyy to chair meeting on Ukraine's defense strategy
September 26, 2025 - 15:23 Ukraine confirms strike on major oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai
September 26, 2025 - 14:52 Ukraine will get Russian reparations as EU 'loan' starting in 2026 – Bloomberg
September 26, 2025 - 13:56 Zelenskyy: I believe Trump wants Ukraine to win
September 26, 2025 - 13:30 Ukraine to launch new branch of Air Force, army chief reveals details
September 26, 2025 - 13:00 Ukraine downs Russian Su-34 bomber, NATO vows continuous flow of weapons - Thursday brief
September 26, 2025 - 12:12 EU moves to bypass Hungary in new sanctions against Russia, Politico
September 26, 2025 - 11:28 Truck crashes into train in Russia, 18 fuel cars derail
September 26, 2025 - 11:03 Europe starts making Patriot missiles to cut reliance on the US
September 26, 2025 - 10:30 Russia redeploys marines from Sumy and Kherson to fight in Donetsk, ISW says
September 25, 2025 - 14:22 Zelenskyy hints at weapon powerful enough to make Putin negotiate
September 25, 2025 - 13:43 Ukrainian sea drones hit Russian oil terminals in Tuapse and Novorossiysk, sources say
September 25, 2025 - 13:17 Russian chemical plant goes up in flames after drone attack in Krasnodar
September 25, 2025 - 13:00 Drone strike on Tuapse port and Canada's new aid package for Ukraine - Wednesday brief
September 25, 2025 - 12:05 Chinese engineers helped test drones on Russian military grounds, Reuters
September 25, 2025 - 11:10 Ukrainian hackers hit Russia's national payment system, sources say
September 25, 2025 - 10:44 Kaja Kallas backs Trump, says Europe has to give up Russian oil
September 24, 2025 - 17:27 Zelenskyy: There are no security guarantees except friends and weapons
September 24, 2025 - 16:16 Olena Zelenska meets Melania Trump in New York
September 24, 2025 - 15:02 Drone attack hits Russian fleet in Novorossiysk, explosions and fire reported
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