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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

March 05, 2026 - 13:44 Ukrainian F-16s fought off attacks without US missiles for three weeks
March 05, 2026 - 12:50 Will Ukrainians fight in the Middle East? Intelligence responds
March 05, 2026 - 10:49 Ukraine strikes Russian ammo depot and drone control hub in overnight attacks
March 02, 2026 - 08:13 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 2: +960 troops and 74 artillery systems
March 01, 2026 - 17:15 Dogs and special forces: How Belgium intercepted Russian shadow fleet tanker
March 01, 2026 - 15:11 Zelenskyy proposes confiscation of Russian shadow fleet vessels
March 01, 2026 - 12:35 Iran fires missiles at British military bases in Cyprus
March 01, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of March 1: + 870 troops and 58 artillery systems
February 28, 2026 - 17:33 Israel doesn’t rule out Iran's supreme leader was killed
February 28, 2026 - 13:33 US and Israel hit Iran hard: Is this a war to destroy the regime?
February 28, 2026 - 11:35 Last chance for a deal? What territory Russia may return to Ukraine in exchange for Donbas
February 28, 2026 - 10:58 Iran fires missiles at Israel, interception efforts underway
February 28, 2026 - 10:31 Biggest military move since Iraq? Trump explains why the US struck Iran
February 28, 2026 - 08:10 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 28: + 770 troops and 32 artillery systems
February 27, 2026 - 10:26 Russia unleashes night attack with 20 strikes and drones from five directions
February 24, 2026 - 08:15 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 24: +920 troops and 50 artillery systems
February 23, 2026 - 15:31 Ukraine eyes major POW exchange with Russia as talks continue
February 23, 2026 - 14:57 Ukraine-Russia talks near decisive moment, President's Office chief Budanov says
February 23, 2026 - 14:35 Missile division, warehouses, and more: Ukrainian forces hit key Russian targets
February 18, 2026 - 08:35 Russia's losses in Ukraine as of February 18: +740 troops and 40 artillery systems
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