The AFUO extends its sincerest thank you and congratulations to all Ukrainian-Australian state councils/hromadas, community organisations, coordinating committees and attendees for an incredible week of Independence Day celebrations to mark 35 years of Ukraine’s restored independence on 24 August 2026. Events included the vibrant Ukrainian Festival Brisbane 2026; concerts … [Read more...]

It is with heavy hearts that the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) mourns the reported loss of "Mozzie," an Australian volunteer and combat medic who served with Med Team Alpha in Ukraine's International Legion. Though not Ukrainian himself, he felt compelled to put his skills and experience to use in defence of Ukraine and its people against … [Read more...]

Thank you to The Australian for sharing Lieutenant Viktoriia "Malvina" Savkiv's story today. In the feature, Viktoriia talks about losing friends, losing her youth, and why she keeps returning to the front line - “Unfortunately, Ukraine has an aggressor neighbour, the russian federation, that decided to take from Ukrainians the ability and the right to have a peaceful, … [Read more...]

Behind every vehicle we deliver, there is a moment when someone’s life depends on getting help fast enough. In Odesa, these evacuation vehicles are doing exactly that - taking rescuers to the sites of attacks and helping evacuate people from danger. Just one day before this video was filmed, one of the vehicles that was delivered by Future Ukraine helped save … [Read more...]

The Senate committee has tabled its report into the effectiveness of Australia's sanctions against russia, calling on the Government to tighten the laws The Committee noted in its report that it "agree[d] with the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations” (AFUO) that steps should be taken to begin the process of closing loopholes which undermine Australia's support … [Read more...]