KYIV, Dec 1 – The French shipbuilding company OCEA and the Ukrainian company NIBULON signed a contract on the construction of five vessels for the needs of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in Mykolaiv, 15 ships are already under construction in France, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has reported.

"Today, on November 30, a contract was signed between the French shipbuilding company OCEA and the Ukrainian company Nibulon on the construction of five ships for the needs of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Production will be concentrated in Mykolaiv," the ministry said on its website on Tuesday.