On 9 News tonight, AFUO Co-Chair, Stefan Romaniw, urged the Australian Government to send the Taipans with speed to Ukraine to help win the war against Russian aggression. In the report, the Shadow Defence Minister, Andrew Hastie, and defence industry analyst Peter Jennings, call for an inquiry into why the 45 Taipan helicopters are being chopped up and buried, when they … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) is urging the Australian Government to send its retired fleet of Taipan helicopters to Ukraine, rather than spending millions to bury them in landfill. “The Australian Defence Force has said they don’t want these helicopters anymore. But instead of recycling them and agreeing to Ukraine’s official request, the … [Read more...]

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...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) wishes AFUO members, the diplomatic service of Ukraine in Australia, the clergy of the Ukrainian Churches and all Ukrainians in Australia a blessed and Holy Christmas and New Year. We thank the Australian-Ukrainian community for the network of support, friendship and unity it has shown over the past year, and the … [Read more...]

Listen to Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) Co-Chair Stefan Romaniw OAM wrap up for the SBS Ukrainian Radio program some of the many activities conducted by the AFUO and the Ukrainian community in Australia in 2023 (full segment here). As explained by Stefan, it was a year in which the AFUO and Ukrainian community continued to do much … [Read more...]

At a meeting with the Ukrainian community in Geelong, the Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles reiterated Australia’s ongoing support for Ukraine and was visibly moved when reading messages from a flag signed by members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  The Deputy PM spoke about the role of Bushmasters and his admiration for the commitment of Ukrainian … [Read more...]