In response to the war in Ukraine which commenced on 24 February 2022, approximately $20 million of medical aid has been sent to support the sick and injured via a supply chain created by the International Coordination of Medical Aid for Ukraine (ICMAU), a subcommittee of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO). Medical supplies have been generously … [Read more...]

More than a thousand rockets and bombs are dropped on Ukraine every day, destroying homes and killing hundreds of people. Even if people survive, they lose their homes and all their processions. They become known as IDPs  (Internally Displaced People). If they do not get help, they have no choice but to remain in areas under constant bombardment. To meet IDP’s need for … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations’ (AFUO) U-Help Fund has launched a new $50,000 program to help family members of the Ukrainian community in Australia who are fighting on the ground in Ukraine. Multiple small grants will become available to fund protective life saving equipment, non-lethal military equipment, thermal underwear, protective clothing as well … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and the Ukraine Institute, founded by the Ukrainian government to improve the cultural perception of Ukraine around the world, has declared the “United Ukraine Ballet” which will be performing “Swan Lake” in Australia later this year, is misleading in that it does not represent the artistic community of Ukraine and its current struggle for … [Read more...]

The Ukrainian National Cycling team will be participating in the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, NSW from today to Sunday 25 September. The UCI Road World Championships is one of the top five sporting events in the world and is watched by more than 300 million viewers around the globe. More than 1,000 of the top international cyclists from 70+ nations will … [Read more...]

The Ukraine Crisis Appeal, Australia’s largest tax-deductible fundraising effort for Ukraine, is urging food-lovers and retailers around Australia to take part in an ‘Eat Chicken Kyiv’ fundraiser for war-torn Ukraine. Andrea Palmer, co-organiser of the event, said, “The idea is simple. Throw a Chicken Kyiv lunch or dinner party and ask your guests to donate the cost of a … [Read more...]

The Australian-Ukrainian community will be celebrating the 100th birthday of one its matriarch’s - Klara Djachenko - tomorrow, a survivor of the Soviet-made famine in Ukraine in 1932-33 and Nazi forced transportation in WW2, and a symbol of the resilience, strength and humility of the Ukrainian people. In a poignant reminder of the passing of time, greetings arrived two … [Read more...]

Speaking in the Australian Senate on Wednesday 7 September 2022, Liberal Senator David Van, Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Ukraine, called for more Australian support for the Ukrainian government, arguing the situation in Ukraine is a global issue affecting global food supplies, fuel shortages, inflation and the security of the global rules-based order. Senator Van … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) and the Ukrainian Community of Queensland Inc (UCQ) have been greatly saddened to learn about the death of 27 year old Queensland man Mr Jed William Danahay, killed by Russian artillery fire on 24 August in eastern Ukraine, while working as a combat medic to assist frontline troops. “Our community feels pain and … [Read more...]

The appearance of a mural in Melbourne of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers hugging is a chilling attempt to diminish the reality of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and draw a false moral equivalence between the aggressor and the victim. “This is not a conflict with two equal combatants. This a valiant attempt by a beleaguered nation to defend itself from unwarranted and … [Read more...]