Ukraine and France's Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement on the supply of 55 helicopters for the Ukrainian system of state aviation security and protection.

The signing ceremony took place in Kyiv on Saturday with the participation of Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov and French ambassador to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent reported.

From the Ukrainian side, the contract was signed by Director of the state enterprise Horiv-AVIA Hennadiy Balla, and executive director of Airbus Helicopters from the French side.