The Australian-Ukrainian community was honoured to farewell Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldiers departing Darwin for the United Kingdom this week to join partner nations in providing critical training to Ukrainian infantry recruits. The contingent of 90 ADF personnel have been deployed as part of Operation Kudu, which assists the UK-led and based training program … [Read more...]

As Russia intensifies its war against Ukraine in 2024 with unprecedented missile strikes and drone attacks across the country, killing civilians and damaging critical infrastructure, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is urging community members & supporters to email their local MP to ask for more Australian Government military aid for … [Read more...]

Meet Elina Svitolina, Ukraine’s most successful tennis player of all time, at a special gathering with the Ukrainian community in Melbourne on Friday 12 January at the Essendon Ukrainian Hall at 6:00pm! In Australia to compete at the Australian Open, Elina is a true champion - on and off the court. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Elina has: The … [Read more...]

Over the past 24 hours, Russia has launched one of its most significant air attacks against Ukraine, murdering at least 30 civilians and injuring over 130. Russian cruise missiles, drones, bombers, and rockets hit Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and other cities. Russia targeted residential buildings, a maternity hospital, schools, and parking lots to murder … [Read more...]

The first 40 foot container full of medical and humanitarian aid has been sent from Melbourne to Lviv, funded by the Ukraine Crisis Appeal (UCA).  This huge undertaking was made possible by the tireless assistance of our wonderful supporters at Rotary Donations in Kind in Footscray, Rotary Gdynia (Poland) and Rotary Lviv, where the aid will be received and distributed in … [Read more...]