Ukrainian border will increase due to the construction of 22 modern ships and the purchase of 24 helicopters

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He also presented state awards to servicemen and employees of GPOU.
Poroshenko drew attention to increasing marine component / photo president.gov.ua

The current head of state Petro Poroshenko announces the strengthening of border security through the construction of 22 modern patrol ships and the purchase of 24 light patrol helicopters in this and subsequent years.

As the correspondent UNIAN correspondent, Poroshenko said during a speech on the occasion of the day of border guards in the Main centre of personnel training of the state border service in Cherkasy.

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The head of state stressed that the border service has the task of not only security, but also the defense of the state border.

Poroshenko drew attention to increasing marine component deployed Regional Directorate of Maritime safety, ship-boat composition is replenished with a new boat of Sea protection type UMC-1000.

According to him, this year is expected to contracts for the construction of 22 modern ships patrol class, the task is the purchase of helicopters of the French and Ukrainian origin, in particular, in this and next year will be purchased 24 modern light patrol helicopter.

“Today, the country is implementing 18 international projects concerning the improvement of border security, training of personnel, logistics, medical support, the fight against corruption. We confidently devise “a new European face” of the border service, providing it the ability to work effectively under NATO standards”, – said the President.

Poroshenko also presented state awards to servicemen and employees of SBS for significant personal contribution to the protection of the state border, protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and on occasion of day of the frontier guard.

The medal “For military service to Ukraine” awarded, in particular the senior warrant officer, senior technician – head of automated control systems of liaison office of Department of a border service “Yalta” of the Donetsk border detachment in the Donetsk-Lugansk regional Department of the SBS Jan Adamovsky.

The honorary title “Honored worker of transport of Ukraine” was assigned to major General, head of aviation Department – chief aviation Department of the state border guard gpsu Nikolay Tepan.