Australia is moving its “Operation Kudu” military training mission from the UK to Poland - making the training to be delivered faster, closer and more cost-effective. From mid-2026, Australian Defence Force (ADF) trainers will join the multinational, Norwegian-led “Operation Legio”, which is based at Camp Jomsborg in Poland, near the Ukrainian border. Since Operation Kudu … [Read more...]

AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou recently spoke with SBS Ukrainian about the initiatives the AFUO has been spearheading across advocacy, culture, and fundraising. Topics discussed included: The #StopFuellingrussiasWar campaign urging the closure of the blood oil sanctions loophole The #NoBloodInOurPool water polo campaign The AFUO National Ukrainian Film Festival … [Read more...]

A huge salute and warm congratulations to our Ukrainian women at the French Open! Our wonderful Marta Kostyuk has made history - becoming the first Ukrainian woman to reach a French Open semifinal in the Open Era. What an incredible run! Congratulations also to Elina Svitolina (quarterfinalist), Yuliia Starodubtseva, Oleksandra Oliynykova, Dayana Yastremska, and … [Read more...]

The AFUO’s #NoBloodInOurPool campaign continues to make headlines — yesterday in Daily Telegraph. We are grateful to Australian water polo legend and 3x Olympian Andrei 'Kova' Kovalenko for lending his voice to our campaign. Kova represented both Ukraine and Australia throughout his distinguished career, and currently trains the next generation of Australian water polo … [Read more...]

Thousands of Australian homes may be built with russian blood timber - unknowingly funding russia’s war against Ukraine Monday's The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age front-page report by Matthew Knott reveals that significant amounts of russian timber are entering Australia after being laundered through third countries - evading tariffs by exploiting the same loophole as … [Read more...]

Overnight on Tuesday, russia launched yet another record-breaking attack on homes, neighborhoods and innocent people across Ukraine. 656 strike drones; 73 ballistic, cruise and anti-ship missiles; as well as cluster bombs were unleashed on cities and regions throughout the country, with Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv being particularly hard hit. At least 23 people were killed, … [Read more...]

On Sunday night, 10 News+ broadcast a powerful story about russian blood oil — and the uncomfortable truth that Australia is part of the problem. AFUO Chair, Kateryna Argyrou, spoke for our community: "The reality is Australia is funnelling significant cash to the Kremlin. It's a betrayal of Australian values. Australians stand for what is fair and what is right — and … [Read more...]

A huge THANK YOU to an extraordinary lineup of comedians who have generously donated their time, talent and laughter to support innocent Ukrainians through Ukraine Crisis Appeal. Special thanks to the incredible Danny McGinlay for bringing together this powerhouse of comedy and turning laughter into hope. To Ash Fils-Aime, Ivan Aristeguieta, Celia Pacquola, Damian … [Read more...]

Our #NoBloodInOurPool campaign - calling on Australia to oppose the russian national water polo team competing in Sydney this July - is making front-page headlines. Today The Sydney Morning Herald (Sun-Herald) and The Age ran a front page story and editorial - and this morning AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou spoke on 3AW Melbourne Serious questions are being asked of the … [Read more...]

An insightful new article from Dr Michael Lawriwsky: Understanding Russia's War Against Ukraine Published in the leading Australian journal, Quadrant, Dr Lawriwsky cuts through propaganda narratives (such as “NATO expansion”) to explain what russia’s war in Ukraine is really about — a centuries-long drive to erase Ukrainian statehood and national … [Read more...]