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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

May 04, 2025 - 13:53 First photo of Ukrainian Magura V7: What we know about naval drones that downed two Su-30s
May 04, 2025 - 13:19 Russian military-linked Strela plant attacked in Bryansk region (Video)
May 04, 2025 - 12:47 Putin says ceasefire in Ukraine is 'inevitable'
May 04, 2025 - 12:28 Zelenskyy after overnight strikes: If there's a ceasefire – then not for Russian holidays, but for every day
May 04, 2025 - 12:00 Ukraine's spy boss details how naval drones took down two Su-30 jets
May 04, 2025 - 10:43 Russia launches overnight attack on Ukraine with over 150 drones
May 03, 2025 - 17:19 Ukrainian Baba Yaga drone burns down Russian positions and equipment in Kharkiv region (video)
May 03, 2025 - 16:13 Kremlin responds cynically to Zelenskyy's 30-day ceasefire proposal
May 03, 2025 - 15:46 Ukraine preparing new meeting of national security advisers, Secretary Rubio expected to attend
May 03, 2025 - 15:19 Years-long conflict: Zuckerberg recalls how Apple hindered Meta's growth
May 03, 2025 - 14:42 Zelenskyy says Vatican meeting influenced Trump's stance
May 03, 2025 - 14:06 Some hotheads ready to deploy troops to Ukraine after war ends, Zelenskyy says
May 03, 2025 - 13:32 Ukrainian intelligence destroys Russian Su-30 with Magura sea drone in first of its kind strike (video)
May 03, 2025 - 13:16 Ukraine ready for ceasefire starting May 7, but for 30 days – Zelenskyy
May 03, 2025 - 13:00 Zelenskyy orders to speed up ballistic missile production, Ukrainian forces capture Togolese citizens - Friday brief
May 03, 2025 - 11:54 Serbian president abruptly ends US visit, rushes back to Belgrade
May 03, 2025 - 11:21 Post-Vatican shift: Evolving peace strategies of the US, Ukraine, and Russia
April 29, 2025 - 16:45 Latvia delivers new batch of attack drones to Ukraine
April 29, 2025 - 16:20 Malta has to end golden passport program - EU court ruling
April 29, 2025 - 14:09 Putin negotiator Dmitriev's sister secretly visited Ukraine using US passport
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