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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 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'
September 13, 2025 - 10:59 Russia attacks Poland, Kellogg visits Kyiv: What this week means for Ukraine peace talks
September 12, 2025 - 18:08 Zelenskyy rejects giving Ukrainian land to Putin to stop the war
September 12, 2025 - 17:37 Charlie Kirk murder suspect exposed, his father turned him in
September 12, 2025 - 15:39 Trump says suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder has been arrested
September 12, 2025 - 15:09 Kremlin says talks with Ukraine are now on 'pause'
September 12, 2025 - 14:36 At least 21 Russian drones entered Poland, president's aide says
September 12, 2025 - 14:10 Hungary's Orbán justifies Russian drone attack, calling it 'expected' because Poles are 'deep in war'
September 12, 2025 - 13:37 Meet Max, Russia's all-in-one app: From messages to spying on Russians
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