Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko (Ivan Vyhivskyi) stated during the Question Hour to the Government in the Verkhovna Rada that the "Phantom" cars — mobile automated traffic violation recording systems — will soon be relocated to other major cities of the country. According to the Minister, these patrols currently operate on the roads of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, but the scale of the project will be expanded.
112,000 Violations in Two Months
Vyhivskyi emphasized that road safety is one of the Ministry's key priorities. "We are constantly initiating projects that make our cities safer. One of the key issues is road safety," the Minister noted. According to his data, in just over two months of operation, the "Phantom" cars recorded 112,000 speeding violations. Simultaneously, the ministry is increasing the overall police presence on the roads and the number of stationary automated traffic cameras.
Expanding Geography: From Kyiv to Other Regions
"I want to say that we plan to move the phantoms to other regions. So far they have been working in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, and now they will go to other major cities of our country," Vyhivskyi announced. Work on increasing the number of such special vehicles continues. It was previously reported that new systems would appear in the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, which confirms the ministry's intention to systematically cover the country's road network with mobile control tools.
First Results: 7,000 Violations in Six Days
Recall that during the initial phase of the "Phantoms" operation in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the systems recorded over 7,000 speeding violations in the first six days. This allowed the ministry to evaluate the effectiveness of the tool and decide to scale it up. Thus, in the following weeks, the rate of detection grew to 112,000 violations, which indicates both the high intensity of traffic violations and the growing throughput capacity of the system.
Context: Ministry's Road Safety Policy
The expansion of the "Phantom" network fits into the broader Ministry of Internal Affairs strategy to improve road safety. The Minister linked the launch of the project to a comprehensive approach: increasing police visibility on the roads, expanding the park of stationary cameras, and introducing mobile systems that are not tied to specific points and can be rapidly redirected to high-accident zones. Moving "Phantoms" to other cities means that Kyiv and the Kyiv region will likely receive additional systems to maintain the current level of control.
