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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 01, 2026 - 00:35 China says its economy is growing, but doubts remain — Bloomberg
December 31, 2025 - 16:22 Ukrainian drones strike large Russian reserve oil storage in Yaroslavl region, sources
December 31, 2025 - 14:29 More than 20 countries join PURL initiative, Zelenskyy says
December 31, 2025 - 13:34 Ukraine's drones hit oil refinery and terminal in Russia's Tuapse, sources say
December 31, 2025 - 13:00 Europe's fresh talks on Ukraine, Zelenskyy's pick for presidential office chief - Tuesday brief
December 31, 2025 - 10:24 Russia unleashes over 120 drones on Ukraine overnight
December 30, 2025 - 14:29 Russia hits two ports in Odesa region, damaging a ship and oil storage tanks
December 30, 2025 - 13:00 Russians execute Ukrainian POWs, Moscow claims drone attack on Putin residence - Monday brief
December 30, 2025 - 11:31 Zelenskyy floats free economic zone as possible compromise on territory
December 30, 2025 - 10:27 Russia hits Ukraine with missiles and drones, strikes reported at five sites
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
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