--- title: "Device with an antenna and SIM card found in the official car of Lviv's mayor: Sadovskyi notified law enforcement" description: "A device with an antenna and a SIM card, presumably a listening device, was found in the official car of Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovskyi. Law enforcement agencies have already been notified about the find." date: 2026-09-18T12:38:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/listening-device-found-in-lviv-mayors-official-car-sadovskyi tags: [lviv, andriy-sadovyi, surveillance, ukraine-politics, security] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Device with an antenna and SIM card found in the official car of Lviv's mayor: Sadovskyi notified law enforcement ![Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi, who alerted authorities to a device with an antenna and SIM card found in his official car](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/19/proslushka-v-sluzhebnom-avto-mera-lvova-sadovogo/proslushka-v-sluzhebnom-avto-mera-lvova-sadovogo-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - A device with an antenna and a SIM card, presumably a listening device, was found in the official car of Lviv's mayor - The device was discovered after the car's battery was fully drained twice in a month and the bracket began to knock - Sadovskyi notified law enforcement and stated that publicity is his safety - A year ago, on September 17, 2025, a listening device had already been found in the mayor's office, hidden in a phone's charging block An unknown electronic device was found in the official car of Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovskyi, which, according to the mayor himself, is highly likely to be a listening device. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by Sadovskyi. According to his description, the device's design features an antenna, a SIM card, and a number of additional components. The mayor emphasized that the exact purpose of the device has not yet been established, although "it is difficult to call it anything else." Law enforcement agencies have already been informed about the find. ### How the device was discovered Sadovskyi said that the device was not found by chance, but thanks to suspicious signs in the car's operation. Over the past month, the official car's battery had been fully drained twice, and the bracket on which the device was mounted began to make a foreign knocking sound. After disassembling the relevant unit, staff found the device itself. The mayor noted that he has no idea who could have installed the device, and added that if it was done officially — by a court order by Ukrainian authorities — he is ready for them to "come and take it away." ### Reaction from the mayor and law enforcement Andriy Sadovskyi stated that he has already notified law enforcement agencies about the find and emphasized that publicity and openness are his personal safety. He ironically added that if the installation of the device was lawful, it would be "put back again," but next time he would ask them to do it in such a way that the battery does not drain, since the car must always be in working order. Thus, the mayor has effectively publicly documented the incident and left the further qualification to the competent authorities. ### Contradictory data The publications of various media outlets and the mayor's own wording contain a discrepancy in the degree of certainty. The headlines of a number of media outlets unambiguously call the found item a "bug" or a listening device. At the same time, Sadovskyi himself uses cautious wording in his statement: he says that it is "difficult to say" exactly what this device is, and only tentatively — "perhaps it is a listening device." In other words, the fact of finding a device with an antenna and a SIM card is confirmed, whereas its final technical qualification as a surveillance means remains an assessment, not the result of an independent expert examination, which is not mentioned in the sources. ### Context: a previous find a year ago The incident is not isolated. A year ago, on September 17, 2025, a listening device was already found in Andriy Sadovskyi's office — it was placed in the charging block of a cordless phone. According to the mayor, before that the phone began to "freeze," after which it was sent for repair, where the "bug" was discovered. Thus, the find documented in the car was, in effect, the second attempt in a year to install a device in the vicinity of the head of Lviv, which increases law enforcement's interest in identifying the persons responsible for such actions. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [A "bug" found in the official car of Lviv's mayor: Sadovskyi reveals details](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/sluzhbovomu-avto-mera-lvova-znayshli-zhuchok-1789734445.html) - Основной источник: заявление Садового о находке устройства с антенной и SIM-картой, причинах обнаружения и уведомлении правоохранителей. - [Battery in the car of Lviv's mayor was fully drained twice in a month — that's how a listening device was found ...](https://from-ua.org/news/704326-akkumuliator-v-avto-mera-lvova-dvazdy-za-mesiac-polnostiu-razriazalsia-tak-nasli-proslusivaiushhee-ustroistvo.html) - Подтверждает детали обнаружения: двойной разряд аккумулятора и стук стойки за месяц. - [Listening device found in the official car of Lviv's mayor](https://novosti.ua/politics/v-sluzhebnom-avto-mera-lvova-obnaruzhili-proslushivayushchee-ustroystvo) - Заголовок однозначно называет предмет прослушивающим, тогда как в словах мэра формулировка осторожная («возможно»). - [Possibly a bug: Lviv mayor Sadovskyi found a strange device in his official car (video)](https://focus.ua/ukraine/768269-vozmozhno-proslushka-mer-lvova-sadovyy-nashel-v-sluzhebnom-avto-strannoe-ustroystvo-video) - Использует осторожную формулировку «возможно, прослушка», согласуясь с hedging мэра; есть видеоматериал. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly was found in the car of Lviv's mayor? **A:** According to Andriy Sadovskyi, an unknown electronic device with an antenna, a SIM card, and a number of additional components was found in the official car. The mayor suggested that it is a listening device, but the exact purpose, in his words, is still difficult to determine. ### Q: How was the device discovered? **A:** Within a month before the find, the car's battery had been fully drained twice, and the bracket on which the device was mounted began to knock. After disassembling the unit, the device was found. ### Q: Who has been notified about the find? **A:** Sadovskyi stated that law enforcement agencies have already been informed about the find. He also noted that if the installation was lawful and by a court order, he is ready for the authorities to "come and take away" the device. ### Q: Have there been similar cases before? **A:** Yes. On September 17, 2025, that is, about a year ago, a listening device was found in the mayor's office, placed in the charging block of a cordless phone that had begun to "freeze" and was sent for repair.