This should not be happening on Australian soil. Tomorrow, the blood-soaked russian flag will fly at Sydney Olympic Park. We are urgently calling on all Ukrainian Australians and supporters to attend a protest tomorrow condemning the participation of the russian national women's water polo team at the 2026 Water Polo World Cup Finals. Wednesday 22 July — from 3:30pm … [Read more...]

Standing at the underground pathway to Kyiv's Lukianivska metro station, our Ambassador in Kyiv Vasyl Myroshnychenko has shown us the horrific real-world impact of the weekend's attacks on Ukraine. Overnight, russia launched another massive attack on Kyiv - 41 missiles in just 40 minutes, more than 125 drones - killing at least one person and injuring 17, and hitting a metro … [Read more...]

This Wednesday 22 July our Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations#NoBloodInOurPool campaign will take to the streets. Members of the Ukrainian community and its supporters will gather outside the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre as the russian national women's water polo team prepares to play the Netherlands at 4:45pm under the blood-soaked russian flag and … [Read more...]

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...]