The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) and the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) are deeply saddened that another brave Australian man has been killed defending Ukraine from the Russian invasion - Victorian man Sage O’Donnell. The AFUO and AUV are touched by the words of Mr O’Donnell’s mother, who has stated that: “Sage died in action … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has welcomed the decision by the United States to provide billions more in military aid to Ukraine, including the advanced Patriot missile-defence system, and called on the Australian Government to also consider  increasing its military aid to Ukraine. Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, AFUO Co-Chair said today “President Joe … [Read more...]

Ukrainians and the Ukrainian-Australian community are very grateful to the people of NSW for showing their support for Ukraine by turning off the lights of Sydney’s major icons. In solidarity with millions of Ukrainians forced into darkness by missile attacks on their cities, the City of Sydney Council and the NSW Government intentionally switched off their lights on … [Read more...]

In an act of Christmas generosity and compassion, Victoria Police sent a very special St Nicholas in his police vehicle to the Ukrainian Community Centre in Melbourne today to distribute toys to displaced children from Ukraine. Collected via a VicPol toy drive, the event is another expression of Australian support for displaced Ukrainians, mostly mothers and their children, … [Read more...]

The first four notes are instantly recognisable - but few would know the ‘Carol of the Bells’ is based on an ancient Ukrainian New Year’s folk chant ‘Shchedryk’, which tells the story of a swallow flying into a house to proclaim a bountiful year. Today, Christmas is almost unimaginable without ‘Carol of the Bells’. Performed around the world and featured in movies and TV … [Read more...]