Interior Ministry to expand network of 'phantom' cars to other major cities

Expanding the geography of mobile control

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing to extend the 'phantom' car project beyond the capital. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovskyy announced during the question hour to the government that the network of mobile violation detection complexes will be expanded to other regions of the state.

According to the minister, such vehicles currently operate exclusively in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. However, they will soon be transported to other major cities in Ukraine.

Violation detection statistics

Vyhovskyy emphasised the increase in the overall volume of patrolling and the installation of new automatic detection cameras. He reported that in just over two months of operation, the 'phantom' cars recorded 112,000 instances of speeding.

«Працюємо над збільшенням кількості таких автомобілів. І, до речі, хочу сказати, що ми плануємо фантоми перемістити в інші регіони: вони зараз працювали по Києву і Київській області, поїдуть в інші великі міста нашої країни» (We are working on increasing the number of such vehicles. And, by the way, I would like to say that we plan to move the phantoms to other regions: they are currently operating in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, and will go to other major cities in our country), the minister stated.

Request to legislators regarding sanctions

In addition to technical measures, the head of the Interior Ministry appealed to the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, asking them not to delay the adoption of decisions on increasing the size of fines for traffic rule violations.

«Просимо вас не відкликати питань, не відкладати питання безпеки на дорожах. На жаль, два місяці тому через нестачу одного голосу штраф за перевищення швидкості так і залишився на рівні вартості двох-трьох чашок кави» (We ask you not to withdraw the issues, not to postpone the issue of road safety. Unfortunately, two months ago, due to a shortage of one vote, the fine for speeding remained at the level of the cost of two to three cups of coffee), Vyhovskyy noted.

Crime dynamics in Ukraine

The minister also highlighted positive dynamics in the security sector. According to his data, over the 10 months of the current year, the number of criminal offences decreased by 20% compared to the previous year.

During the period from January to October, the lowest number of intentional murders, robberies, muggings, thefts, and vehicle thefts in the last 7 years was recorded. The number of frauds also reached its lowest level in the last 4 years. Vyhovskyy added that, jointly with the Security Service of Ukraine, it was possible to prevent 15 terrorist acts.