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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

October 13, 2025 - 13:42 First $2 billion PURL package already underway as 7 more countries seek to join - Ukraine's MFA
October 13, 2025 - 13:10 Discussion of Tomahawk missiles supply to Ukraine, Afghanistan-Pakistan border escalation - Weekend brief
October 13, 2025 - 12:36 PACE VP proposes to seize Russian oligarchs' assets to pressure Putin
October 13, 2025 - 11:31 Ukrainian drones target oil terminal and power sites in Crimea – sources
October 13, 2025 - 11:08 Hamas releases first seven Israeli hostages - The Times of Israel
October 13, 2025 - 10:18 Russia unleashes 82 drones on Ukraine: Most intercepted, but some break through
October 12, 2025 - 16:56 Zelenskyy talks to Trump again — second call in just two days
October 12, 2025 - 16:18 Ukrainian journalist freed from Russian captivity: I came home to see politicians still tearing each other apart
October 12, 2025 - 14:35 Ukrainian forces liberate Mali Shcherbaky village in the Zaporizhzhia sector
October 12, 2025 - 14:09 China says it's ready to deepen strategic ties with North Korea – Reuters
October 12, 2025 - 12:50 Ukraine receives minehunter ship from the Netherlands, another on the way by year's end
October 12, 2025 - 11:36 US shares data on weak spots in Russia's energy sites with Ukraine – FT
October 12, 2025 - 11:09 Russia could attack NATO sooner than intelligence expects - ISW
October 12, 2025 - 10:21 Helicopter crashes off California coast during festival, several injured
October 08, 2025 - 15:34 Massive fire in Novosibirsk may be burning a microchip factory
October 08, 2025 - 15:00 Watch: Ukraine's Mistral air defense takes down Russian Shahed drones
October 08, 2025 - 13:00 Ukrainian forces liberate Sichneve, Ukraine unveils new version of Neptune missile - Tuesday brief
October 08, 2025 - 11:20 Ukraine's DELTA AI becomes a digital weapon, detecting Russian targets in 2 seconds
October 08, 2025 - 10:32 Russia unleashes 183 drones in overnight assault, Ukraine's air defense fights back
October 07, 2025 - 15:15 New targets, new tactics: How Russia is hitting Ukraine's energy differently this time
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