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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

July 14, 2025 - 13:00 Russia hits Chernivtsi, Zelenskyy announces changes in the government - Weekend brief
July 14, 2025 - 11:00 Sumy region attacked by drones and air bombs: Casualties, injuries, and destroyed homes (photos)
July 14, 2025 - 10:21 Belarusian helicopter downs Russian drone heading to Ukraine, sources say
July 10, 2025 - 18:05 Secretary Rubio explains pause in Ukraine aid by arms review
July 10, 2025 - 17:29 Russians report drone strike on Moscow
July 10, 2025 - 17:14 Murder of Ukrainian Security Service colonel in Kyiv: What we know about the ambush and the victim
July 10, 2025 - 16:37 Rubio: US aims to convince NATO partners to give Patriots to Ukraine
July 10, 2025 - 16:14 Rubio says Trump team is working closely with Senate on sanctions against Russia
July 10, 2025 - 15:23 EU launches new fund to rebuild Ukraine - Ursula von der Leyen
July 10, 2025 - 15:05 Sources name Security Service colonel killed in Kyiv shooting
July 10, 2025 - 14:53 EU sends Ukraine another €1B using frozen Russian assets
July 10, 2025 - 14:45 Unknown drone from Belarus forces Lithuanian leaders into shelter
July 10, 2025 - 14:10 Czech intel unmasks Russia's internal sabotage strategy
July 10, 2025 - 13:40 Rebuilding and modernizing Ukraine will take $1 trillion, PM says
July 10, 2025 - 13:00 Record Russian strike on Ukraine, Zelenskyy's meeting with Kellogg - Wednesday brief
July 10, 2025 - 12:09 Ukraine's Security Service colonel shot dead in Kyiv
July 10, 2025 - 10:45 France restarts SCALP missile production after 15-year pause
July 10, 2025 - 10:20 Ukraine is first in Europe to launch Starlink mobile internet
July 09, 2025 - 16:42 Air force unleashes firepower on Russian drones over Ukraine (video)
July 09, 2025 - 15:54 European court finds Russia guilty of human rights abuses and downing MH17
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