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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

August 19, 2025 - 12:02 US and EU drafting security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy-Putin meeting
August 19, 2025 - 11:31 Ukraine's security guarantees in the works for months by 30 nations, NATO's Rutte says
August 19, 2025 - 10:57 Reuters reveals possible location of Zelenskyy-Putin meeting
August 19, 2025 - 10:32 Zelenskyy leaves door open to proportional land swap - WSJ
August 15, 2025 - 17:53 Trump talks with Lukashenko ahead of Putin summit
August 15, 2025 - 17:25 Britain ready to send troops to Ukraine to secure ceasefire
August 15, 2025 - 16:49 'It is time to end the war': Zelenskyy lays out key expectations for Trump-Putin summit
August 15, 2025 - 16:02 Trump heads to Alaska for high-stakes meeting with Putin
August 15, 2025 - 15:17 White House reveals delegation for Trump-Putin summit
August 15, 2025 - 14:52 Zelenskyy has veto power over any Trump-Putin deals, says UK defense chief
August 15, 2025 - 14:13 Most Americans don't trust Trump's judgment on Ukraine - Politico
August 15, 2025 - 13:43 Putin to get red-carpet welcome in Alaska as Trump meets him personally, NBC News
August 15, 2025 - 13:30 Moldova could pull ahead of Ukraine in EU accession bid – Politico
August 15, 2025 - 13:00 Ukraine-Russia POW swap and Trump's new threats to Putin - Thursday brief
August 15, 2025 - 11:40 Putin's inner circle doesn't back the war but is too afraid to say so – WP
August 15, 2025 - 11:15 Trump, Putin may agree on initial ceasefire terms during Alaska talks – Reuters
August 15, 2025 - 10:30 Putin thanks North Korea for backing Russia's war on Ukraine - Details from his letter to Kim Jong Un
August 14, 2025 - 18:03 Kremlin: No document will be signed following Putin-Trump talks
August 14, 2025 - 17:28 Trump doesn't want new sanctions on Russia but he'll impose them if needed, White House says
August 14, 2025 - 16:53 Ukraine and Russia freed 10,000 POWs through secret channel - WSJ
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