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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 31, 2025 - 13:51 Modi meets Xi in China: Leaders discuss 'elephant and dragon come together'
August 31, 2025 - 11:56 Russia may ramp up strikes on Ukraine's power grid in coming weeks, ISW warns
August 31, 2025 - 10:59 Another Russian offensive fizzles out with no gains, Ukrainian military reports
August 27, 2025 - 13:39 Zelenskyy says Russia sending negative signals on talks and future developments
August 27, 2025 - 13:00 New rules for men leaving Ukraine and special forces op in Crimea - Tuesday brief
August 27, 2025 - 12:29 Blast on Ryazan-Moscow oil pipeline cuts off deliveries to Russian capital – sources
August 27, 2025 - 10:48 US envoy Witkoff says Ukraine-Russia peace deal possible by year's end
August 27, 2025 - 10:23 Ukraine's air force shoots down nearly 80% of Russian drones in night attack
August 26, 2025 - 15:41 Russia strikes DTEK mine, one killed and three injured
August 26, 2025 - 14:01 Orbán threatens Zelenskyy with 'consequences' after strike on Druzhba oil pipeline
August 26, 2025 - 13:05 Ukrainian special forces sabotage Russian logistics in occupied Crimea
August 26, 2025 - 13:00 Germany's annual financial aid, announcement of new Ramstein meeting - Monday brief
August 26, 2025 - 10:50 Explosion hits Crimea railway station amid reported strike
August 26, 2025 - 10:25 Sky News gets rare look inside Ukraine's secret drone factory
August 25, 2025 - 15:04 Kellogg hopes Ukraine will celebrate peace next year, says war is easier than peace
August 25, 2025 - 14:32 Zelenskyy to meet Kellogg to discuss possible summit with Putin
August 25, 2025 - 13:00 Prisoner swap and drone strikes on Russia - Weekend brief
August 25, 2025 - 12:08 Ukraine hacks Russian TV to show the real cost of war
August 25, 2025 - 10:30 Ukraine unveils new long-range Neptune missile for the first time
August 21, 2025 - 16:19 Ukrainian citizen arrested in Italy over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
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