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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 31, 2025 - 15:10 Russians have six Oreshnik missiles left, Zelenskyy says
October 31, 2025 - 14:46 Zelenskyy pushes back on Russian claims about encirclement in Pokrovsk
October 31, 2025 - 14:25 Ukraine hands Russian war criminal to Lithuania in historic first
October 31, 2025 - 13:42 Russia says it's ready for direct talks with Ukraine, yet not without conditions
October 31, 2025 - 13:20 Russia's 9M729 Novator: What we know about secret missile hitting Ukraine
October 31, 2025 - 13:00 Trump meets Xi Jinping, Russia strikes Ukraine's energy again - Thursday brief
October 31, 2025 - 11:48 No phones, no cameras: Secret meeting of the Coalition of the Willing to take place in Madrid
October 31, 2025 - 11:22 Drones hit power facilities across three Russian regions
October 31, 2025 - 10:32 Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest canceled over Russia's hardline demands – FT
October 30, 2025 - 17:55 Ukraine recalls Ilovaisk tragedy after Putin proposed corridor for journalists
October 30, 2025 - 17:06 Putin tells troops to let journalists through to Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
October 30, 2025 - 16:35 'Calm down': Belgian minister answers Russia's Medvedev using Selena Gomez’s song
October 30, 2025 - 15:50 Fire at Hungarian oil refinery: Orbán hints at foreign attack
October 30, 2025 - 15:40 Zelenskyy says sanctions are hitting Russia hard, highlights China's role
October 30, 2025 - 15:07 Russian forces launch night attack using almost full range of weapons, Air Force says
October 30, 2025 - 14:42 Ukrainian army chief reacts to Russia's claims of 'blocking' Pokrovsk and Kupiansk
October 30, 2025 - 14:12 'Talked about Ukraine for a long time': Key takeaways from Trump-Xi meeting
October 30, 2025 - 13:08 Ukraine prepares homegrown AI, debuting in December
October 30, 2025 - 13:00 Drones hit Russian facilities in Crimea, Ukraine closes embassy in Cuba - Wednesday brief
October 30, 2025 - 11:50 Russia unleashes 650 drones and 50+ missiles in massive overnight attack — Zelenskyy
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