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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

April 06, 2026 - 10:29 Ukraine faces surge in draft dodgers as conscription struggles deepen
April 06, 2026 - 08:00 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of April 6: +940 troops and 1,953 drones
April 05, 2026 - 16:41 'Open the F***** Strait': Trump renews threats to bomb Iran over Strait of Hormuz
April 05, 2026 - 14:45 Russia pushes to create a buffer zone in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian army chief says
April 05, 2026 - 13:30 Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to help unblock Strait of Hormuz but allies haven’t asked
April 05, 2026 - 12:56 Ukraine hits more than 150,000 Russian targets in March, defense ministry says
April 05, 2026 - 12:12 Ukraine blows up Russia’s most feared weapon in massive explosion seen for miles
April 05, 2026 - 11:01 'We are not the priority for today': Zelenskyy fears Iran war will weaken US backing of Ukraine
April 05, 2026 - 10:29 Russia’s offensive slows sharply across the front, ISW says
March 26, 2026 - 08:17 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 26: +1,210 troops and 2,038 drones
March 25, 2026 - 17:06 Israel's diplomat calls Russian support of Iran 'unacceptable'
March 25, 2026 - 16:00 Drone with explosives drifts into Latvia, military shares new details
March 25, 2026 - 14:35 Drones hit Leningrad oil terminal on Ukraine's Security Service Day
March 25, 2026 - 14:16 Is Israel ready to fight Iran alone if Trump strikes a deal? Ambassador responds
March 25, 2026 - 13:30 Ukraine hits rare FSB combat icebreaker in precision strike
March 25, 2026 - 12:34 Hungary cuts off gas to Ukraine, Orbán issues ultimatum
March 25, 2026 - 11:34 Russian drones breach Baltic airspace, one hits energy facility
March 25, 2026 - 10:51 Russian shipyard hit by drone attack in Vyborg, icebreaker damaged
March 25, 2026 - 08:12 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 25: +1,220 troops and 2,459 drones
March 24, 2026 - 17:41 EU delays permanent ban decision on Russian oil imports
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