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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

February 17, 2026 - 10:35 Ukraine under massive attack: 400 targets launched, cruise missiles intercepted
February 17, 2026 - 08:20 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 17: + 890 troops and 614 drones
February 16, 2026 - 17:39 Russia ramps up nuclear buildup near Finland, raising Cold War fears
February 16, 2026 - 15:10 Round three in Geneva. Key topics of Ukraine-US-Russia talks, and why Kremlin reshuffled its team
February 16, 2026 - 14:11 Russia's false flag tactics exposed: Ukrainians pressured into sabotage
February 16, 2026 - 12:43 'F*** away to Russia': Zelenskyy erupts over Russian elites' families in the West
February 16, 2026 - 08:00 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 16: + 1,180 troops and 601 drones
February 15, 2026 - 18:18 Moscow under massive drone attack: What we know so far
February 15, 2026 - 12:28 Ex-energy minister Halushchenko detained while trying to leave Ukraine, sources say
February 15, 2026 - 10:51 EU weighs nuclear rearmament amid concerns over Trump’s policy shift – Politico
February 12, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 12: +770 troops, 65 artillery systems
February 11, 2026 - 16:05 War is unlikely to end in 2026: Ukrainian MP Kostenko speaks about peace talks and frontline
February 11, 2026 - 13:54 UK doubles Arctic troop presence amid rising Russian threat
February 11, 2026 - 10:23 India and Iran drive oil surge: What it means for global markets
February 10, 2026 - 15:10 Invisible trauma of war. Story of Ukrainian soldier who survived dozens of concussions
February 10, 2026 - 13:23 Putin's plans at risk as true scale of Russian losses keeps mounting - FT
February 10, 2026 - 12:53 Boos instead of applause: EU's Kallas supports crowd's reaction to Vance
February 10, 2026 - 11:43 Ukraine reacts to reports of Russia preparing spring offensive in the south
February 10, 2026 - 10:58 Tsikhanouskaya says there is no evidence of nuclear weapons in Belarus
February 10, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 10: +980 troops, 33 artillery systems
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