Thank you to all who responded to the AFUO Displaced Persons (DP) survey between 24 July - 14 August — we had an excellent response from 1,949 adults (who are collectively responsible for 1,170 dependents). The survey has provided us with critical data about displaced Ukrainians in Australia: their visa types, education, qualifications, employment status, accommodation, … [Read more...]

The highly esteemed former military leader and strategist, Mick Ryan, AM, will be launching his new book “The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire” at an in-person and live stream event next Thursday at the Lowy Institute in Sydney at 12:30pm! In his new book, Mick argues that the soundness of military strategy and the nimbleness with which strategy can adapt … [Read more...]

Last weekend across Australia, the Australian-Ukrainian community stood united in rallies to demand action from the Australian Government and the international community to respond to the 2nd deadliest month of russian attacks Ukrainians since the start of the full-scale invasion. The #LetUkraineStrikeBack rallies urged the Australian Government to advocate for Ukraine’s … [Read more...]

Despite enormous challenges, Team Ukraine was able to shine at the 17th Summer Paralympic games, with 20 multiple medallists within its ranks, securing 7th place in the overall medal tally with 82 medals. “We [have] shown we are ready to fight,” said Ukrainian swimmer Danylo Chufarov before the Games, a double-silver and double-bronze medal winner who survived the siege of … [Read more...]

💔 Our hearts are broken by yesterday’s deadly russian missile attack on historic Lviv, which killed the whole family of Yaroslav Bazylevych — his wife Evhenia (43) and three daughters Emilia (7), Daryna (18) and Yaryna (21). The heinous attack follows a week of intense russian missile strikes against cities across Ukraine such as Poltava, Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipro, Kryvih Rih, … [Read more...]