The dramatic, emotional and intense Ukrainian documentary A Rising Fury has won three top awards at The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival including Best International Documentary and their biggest prize, the Supreme Jury Prize Feature Documentary. Lesya Kalynska, writer-director, and Rusan Batyskyi also won the Best Director at the festival, which is one of the … [Read more...]

During his trip to Ukraine, AFUO Co-Chair Stefan Romaniw, along with Ukrainian volunteers and soldiers, recorded an important video message for all Australians who support Ukraine. The video message called for donations to #Utes4Ukraine, an AFUO initiative launched in response to a request from Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for … [Read more...]

Childhood, that precious time of life filled with laughter and safety, has been cruelly ripped away from Ukraine's children. The innocence of youth has been replaced by fear, loss, and haunting memories that will last a lifetime. The Ukraine Crisis Appeal has produced a moving and painful video which features Ukrainian children - explaining in their own words - how … [Read more...]

As part of continuous efforts to improve its programs to help Ukraine, the AFUO is proud to launch the re-branded U-Help fundraising platform for non-lethal military aid to Ukraine - Defend Ukraine Appeal. The AFUO Co-Chairs Stefan Romaniw OAM and Kateryna Argyrou said today “Defend Ukraine Appeal, with its new brand, website and social media, will help us be more … [Read more...]

The AFUO warmly congratulates the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, for the medal he has received from the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov for his support for the brave defenders of Ukraine - the Armed Forces of Ukraine. AFUO Co-Chairs Stefan Romaniw OAM and Kateryna Argyrou said today “We salute that together with his Embassy … [Read more...]