The inaugural Ukrainian Cup, held on Sunday 16 July, was a fun-filled day which brought the Sydney and Newcastle communities together to play some football, raise money for Ukraine and celebrate everything blue and yellow! This year saw the Newcastle UA (Dynamo Newcastle) take on their Sydney UA friends in a match to raise much needed funds for the Australian … [Read more...]

Unissued Diplomas, an international exhibition honouring the memory of Ukrainian students whose lives were brutally taken by Russian aggression and will never graduate, will be opened at the University of Sydney, Chau Chak Wing Museum, on Thursday 20 July by the Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko.  Students featured include environmentalist Sem … [Read more...]

On Saturday 15 July in Canberra and Hobart, the Ukrainian community commemorated the 9th anniversary of the shooting down of commercial airline flight MH17 by Russian armed forces over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, including 38 Australians.  The rallies achieved media coverage on SBS, Channel 9, Channel 10, WIN Canberra, Radio 2GB and 2CC, with over 200 … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has enthusiastically welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement of 30 additional Bushmasters for Ukraine. “We are delighted that the Prime Minister has committed to providing Ukraine with an additional 30 Bushmasters,” said the AFUO Co-Chairs Mr Stefan Romamiw OAM and Ms Kateryna … [Read more...]

500 days since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the AFUO has launched #Utes4Ukraine to purchase used utes and trucks to be transported to Ukraine, to assist Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline with medical evacuation, mobility of troops and effective logistics.  Announced at rallies in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Canberra commemorating the sombre … [Read more...]