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...]