Australia has announced an additional $100 million in military assistance for Ukraine, helping provide critical defence capabilities, including air defence systems and munitions, through NATO’s Prioritised Ukraine … Read More...
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Ambassador talks about Ukraine’s reclaimed military initiative
We congratulate Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko on his compelling opinion piece in The Australian last week — a perceptive, clear-eyed assessment of where russia’s war in Ukraine truly … Read More...

Coalition backs our call #NoBloodInOurPool
We are grateful to Senator Jonno Duniam, Federal Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration, for backing our #NoBloodInOurPool campaign and standing with the Ukrainian Australian community. Senator Duniam … Read More...

Massive russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv
Overnight, a massive russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv has set the roof of the Dormition Cathedral - the main church of the ancient Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex - on fire. Founded in the mid 11th … Read More...

AFUO Joins UCNSW in Condemning Pro-War, Pro-putin Display in Sydney
The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian Council of NSW - ОУГ НПВ (UCNSW) and joins in expressing our deepest outrage at the abhorrent pro-war, pro-Putin … Read More...

Ukrainian documentary TRACES
The harrowing Ukrainian documentary TRACES at one of Australia’s premier celebrations of world cinema - the Sydney Film Festival - this weekend Sunday 14 June | 4:45pm Sydney Film Festival Dendy Newtown - Cinema … Read More...

Ukraine Crisis Appeal: Every Missile Destroys a Home. Your Tax-Deductible Gift Rebuilds Hope
As the financial year draws to a close, the people of Ukraine continue to endure unimaginable hardship. In just one night last week, Ukraine was struck by 73 missiles and 656 drones. Families spent hours … Read More...

Port Hedland is better off without disgraced, pro-putin Adrian McRae
McRae - the former Town of Port Hedland councillor who travelled to russia to legitimise putin's sham presidential “election”, praised an indicted war criminal on his "win", and quoted a Nazi party member on russian … Read More...

Australia evolves its commitment to Ukraine’s defence
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) … Read More...

AFUO Chair Kateryna Argyrou speaks with SBS Ukrainian
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 … Read More...

Ukrainian women at French Open
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 … Read More...

3x Olympian Andrei ‘Kova’ Kovalenko joins #NoBloodInOurPool campaign
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 … Read More...


