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The first two French helicopters of the Airbus H225 Super Puma arrived in Ukraine, thus strengthening the Ukrainian National Guard and the state emergency service.
According to the Minister of the Interior, Arsen Avakov, on Twitter
"The first two French helicopters Airbus H225 Super Puma are already in service at NSU and DSNE The air safety and civil defense system, which we present today, is the third in Europe, along with Germany and France, "said the minister.
According to Avakov, these two helicopters will soon be able to send 55 such vehicles to Ukraine.
On July 14, the contract for the supply of 55 modern helicopters for Ukrainian and French power supply agencies was signed. The amount of the transaction will rise to 555 million euros.
Reminder, the Ministry of the Interior had announced its intention to create a special helicopter rescue service. In December 2017, the Verkhovna Rada had already allocated on the 2018 budget 900 million hryvnias to the creation of the so-called "Unified Aviation Security System" for the ministry.
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