Join the global Ukrainian community on Saturday 25 November and light a candle of remembrance for the 90 year commemoration of the Holodomor. Share your message in 3 easy steps with the hashtags #ShineALight, #Holodomor90 and #IBelieveInUkraine. Together we will honour the victims and ensure the world never forgets. … [Read more...]

The AFUO is deeply saddened that another former Australian soldier, Joel Stremski, has lost his life, whilst bravely fighting against Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. We honour his courage, sacrifice and dedication to protecting others. Our community’s thoughts are with Joel’s family during this unimaginably difficult time. We wish them comfort and strength, and … [Read more...]

Supported by the AFUO, Future Ukraine, the Ukrainian Council of NSW and the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria, we’re super proud ANTYTILA raised $40,000 from their Sydney and Melbourne concerts for the purchase of high quality medical aid kits for defenders on the frontline.  Bravo ANTYTILA! You wowed us with your music, passion, patriotism and generosity of … [Read more...]

Earlier in the month, our hard-working Co-Chairs Stefan Romaniw and Kateryna Argyrou met with key ministers, parliamentarians and senior staffers in Canberra. They discussed: the upcoming Holodomor commemorations and asked MPs to support a motion to acknowledge the Holodomor as genocide community concerns related to humanitarian visas and required support the … [Read more...]

The AFUO is deeply saddened that a former Australian Army member, Matthew Jepson, has died whilst bravely fighting in the Avdiivka region last month. We feel pain and sorrow that a young man, aged in his mid 20’s, has lost his life in this way. We pay respect to his bravery and honour his service and commitment to peace and security; he died protecting the lives and … [Read more...]

Leading up to Saturday 25 November, Holodomor Awareness Day, the AFUO and Australian-Ukrainian community will join worldwide campaigns and commemorative events marking 90 years since the 1932-33 Holodomor genocide in Ukraine. As in other countries, the AFUO has written to every Member of Parliament urging them to support Australia declaring the Holodomor - an artificial … [Read more...]

The UKRAINE NEEDS AMBULANCES Ukraine Crisis Appeal campaign will be delivering four low kilometre, high grade, fully equipped ambulances to Ukraine next week! Each will be packed to the brim with critical medical aid, providing life saving support across Ukraine. Chris Leptos AO, who has been a driving force for the project, will lead the convoy of ambulances being … [Read more...]

Today, on Remembrance Day, the AFUO and Australian-Ukrainians will join all Australians in honouring and remembering those who have served their country. Lest we forget. … [Read more...]

Through the generosity of over 15,000 donors, the AFUO - Ukraine Crisis Appeal is funding the transportation of a 40-foot container with critical medical and humanitarian aid to hospitals and doctors in Ukraine. The shipment will contain 32 pallets of medical and humanitarian aid, plus three dental chairs, 25 wheelchairs, 2 patient hoists, 25 de-mining metal detectors, … [Read more...]

A pop-up exhibition by Lithuanian-Australian artist Rimas Kabaila at the International Flag Display in Canberra last week was a stark reminder of the atrocities committed by russia since February 2022 in its genocidal war on Ukraine. Memorial plaques - engraved with a tryzub and the name of individual sites of russian brutality and genocide - feature a deadly and chilling … [Read more...]