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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

September 16, 2025 - 10:14 Russia launches 100+ drones and rocket barrages on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's air defense responds
September 15, 2025 - 15:54 Could Zapad-2025 drills in Belarus pose danger to Ukraine? Border service responds
September 15, 2025 - 15:20 Russia extends Zapad 2025 military drills to Kaliningrad
September 15, 2025 - 14:30 EU responds to Trump’s demand to abandon Russian oil and gas
September 15, 2025 - 13:58 Russia makes billions from trade with US and Europe – Reuters
September 15, 2025 - 13:31 Russia's Medvedev threatens NATO with war over drones shot down in Ukraine, Zelenskyy's office fires back
September 15, 2025 - 13:00 Ukraine strikes deep into Russia, EU finds way to use frozen Russian assets - Weekend brief
September 15, 2025 - 11:43 China warns it will hit back if NATO countries slap tariffs on Russian oil
September 15, 2025 - 11:04 Russians turn to low-quality alcohol under sanctions, Ukrainian intel says
September 15, 2025 - 10:19 Russia strikes Kramatorsk with air bombs, leaving 9 wounded and homes destroyed
September 14, 2025 - 11:32 UN peacekeepers may be deployed in Ukraine for post-war peace, says Baerbock
September 14, 2025 - 11:09 Poland's president heads to Berlin, Paris for talks on Russian drones
September 13, 2025 - 17:48 Russian refinery hit 900 miles from Ukraine as drones strike Bashkortostan
September 13, 2025 - 16:50 Brussels finds workaround to send Ukraine billions from Russia's frozen assets – Politico
September 13, 2025 - 15:38 Poland's top diplomat roasts Russia for lying about drones
September 13, 2025 - 14:47 Ukraine calls on Mexico, Peru and Ecuador to help bring back deported kids
September 13, 2025 - 13:47 Economic crisis hits Russia: Mass job cuts reported by foreign intel
September 13, 2025 - 13:00 Ukraine halts Russian push on Sumy, EU extends sanctions against Moscow - Friday brief
September 13, 2025 - 12:11 Drone strike hits Russia's shadow fleet: Two tankers damaged in Primorsk port
September 13, 2025 - 11:50 China calls Russian drones over Poland a 'spillover effect of the Ukraine crisis'
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