The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations is today mourning the loss of Australian volunteer, Sam Pedrazzini, who has been killed defending Ukraine. Sam’s commitment to Ukraine ran deep. He trained Ukrainian infantry troops in the UK as a member of the ADF’s “Operation Kudu”, before making the decision to resign so he could offer his help directly, on the … [Read more...]

On this day - the 12th anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 by a russian army unit in eastern Ukraine - we remember the 298 innocent lives lost, including 38 Australians, and pay our deepest respects to their families and loved ones. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team, the District Court of the Hague, the UN’s International Civil Aviation … [Read more...]

These four remarkable young people - the official team of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute - along with two team leaders, represented Ukraine with brilliance and distinction. Roman Melamud: Gold in the overall standings and silver in the CTF4EAI Pioneer Round Oleksandr Petrenko: Bronze in the overall standings and a high placing in the CTF4EAI Pioneer … [Read more...]

This week, Australia's Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoff Bowan, from Australian Embassy, Ukraine visited the Lviv Clinical Centre of Children's Healthcare, where he saw firsthand the impact of Australian generosity. While visiting to mark an Australian Government Direct Aid Program grant supporting Tabletochki, the Ambassador also met with Dr Mykhailo Lovha, Head of the … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) stands with the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU), the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and Ukrainians around the world in condemning the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the russian Olympic committee.This is a disgraceful and morally shameful decision. … [Read more...]