Two Fine Gael Senators have travelled to Ukraine to witness first hand the atrocities caused by the war.
Senator Garret Ahearn and Barry Ward flew to Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday before taking a bus, then a 15 hour train journey to Kyiv.
The Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Mr Ruslan Stefanchuk invited both Senators over to Ukraine to visit Kyiv and Bucha and will join other parliamentarians from the EU.