Ukrainian Independence Day will be celebrated on the streets of Dublin later.
It's exactly 23 years since Ukraine declared itself free from the USSR.
Members of Ireland's Ukrainian community have criticised the sending of an unauthorised Russian aid convoy to the war-torn country.
More than 200 vehicles crossed the border last week without the permission of the Ukranian government.
Oksana Halby is a member of the Irish Ukrainian community - she says the convoy had no permission to enter the country:
