--- title: "\"Phantoms\" Expand to Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk Regions: Patrol Police Expands Network of Hidden Speed Control Systems" description: "The head of the Patrol Police Department, Oleksiy Beloshitsky, confirmed the expansion of the \"Phantom\" hidden systems network to the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In Kyiv, the systems recorded more than 7,000 speed violations in the first six days of operation." date: 2026-09-15T14:52:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/phantom-speed-control-expands-to-lviv-and-dnipropetrovsk-regions tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "Phantoms" Expand to Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk Regions: Patrol Police Expands Network of Hidden Speed Control Systems ![Police patrol cars with flashing lights on a road — hidden speed control complexes 'phantoms' in Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/16/fantomy-rasshireny-na-lvovshchine-i-dnepropetrovshchine/fantomy-rasshireny-na-lvovshchine-i-dnepropetrovshchine-1.webp) New "Phantom" special vehicles — hidden automated speed control systems operating without the identifying marks of the patrol police — will appear in the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. This was stated by the head of the Patrol Police Department, Oleksiy Beloshitsky, on the "My — Ukraine" TV channel, commenting on plans previously announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs. According to him, the network of such vehicles will be expanded and their number increased, after which the patrol police will determine the specific road sections where the operation of the systems will be most needed. ### How the network expansion will be carried out Beloshitsky confirmed that the expansion of the "Phantom" network has already been included in the department's strategic plans, outlined at the level of the Minister of Internal Affairs. First and foremost, the new special vehicles will be deployed to the territories of the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions — areas with high automobile traffic intensity and, according to patrol police data, a significant level of speed limit violations. In addition, the possibility of strengthening the presence of such systems in the Kyiv region is being considered, where the "Phantoms" already demonstrate consistent effectiveness. At the same time, the head of the department emphasized that final decisions on the exact distribution of the equipment across regions will be announced later, after the analytical stage is completed. ### Results of operations in Kyiv: figures for the first days The effectiveness of the hidden systems has already been confirmed by statistics. According to data previously published by RBC-Ukraine, on September 1 in the territory of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the "Phantom" special vehicles issued 1,799 decisions for violations. In the first six days of operation in the capital region, the systems recorded more than 7,000 speed limit violations. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovskyy had previously stated that the "Phantoms" would return to full operation as early as August 2026, and the September data indicates that this plan was carried out on schedule. ### What is a "Phantom" and why it is controversial A "Phantom" is a modified vehicle (usually based on a mid-size crossover) equipped with radar and video-recording systems capable of automatically recognizing license plates and recording speed violations without visual contact with the driver. The key feature of the system is the absence of standard patrol police identifying marks: the vehicle looks like an ordinary civilian crossover, and the characteristic red LED indicators on the windshield and blue flashing lights are activated only at the moment a violation is recorded. It is precisely this anonymity that makes the "Phantom" both an effective tool for reducing accidents and a subject of public debate: some drivers and human rights defenders point to the lack of prior information about the presence of hidden posts, while the department emphasizes that all systems operate within the legal framework and on the basis of the current legislation on automated control systems. ### Contradictory data The provided materials contain a certain inconsistency in wording. On the one hand, the headline of the report and Beloshitsky's direct speech point to specific regions — the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions — as already determined locations for the new systems. On the other hand, in the same interview, the head of the department stated that "final decisions on expanding the presence of 'Phantoms' in the regions of Ukraine will be announced later." This may mean that the Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions are named as priority directions at the current planning stage, but the final approval of routes, the number of vehicles, and the commissioning dates has not yet taken place. Thus, at the time of publication (September 16, 2026), the expansion is confirmed at the level of departmental plans but not finally fixed at the level of a regulatory document. ### Context: return after a pause It is important to note that the "Phantoms" did not operate continuously. According to Ivan Vyhovskyy, the systems "will return to operation as early as August 2026," which implies a preceding break in use — reportedly linked to the need to modernize the software and recalibrate the radar modules. The September data for Kyiv (1,799 decisions in one day, more than 7,000 violations in six days) became the first public confirmation that the equipment is back in service and functioning in normal mode. The expansion to two new regions is logically viewed as the next stage of scaling, launched after a successful "test" period in the capital region. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - ["Phantoms" planned to launch in two more regions of Ukraine](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/fantomi-planuyut-zapustiti-shche-dvoh-oblastyah-1789482997.html) - Подтверждено по источнику rbc.ua - [A fine out of nowhere: "Phantom" special vehicles without identifying marks to appear in two more regions](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/shtraf-niotkuda-spetsavtomobili-fantom-bez-opoznavatelnyh-znakov-poyavyatsya-esche-v-dvuh-oblastyah-3169148.html) - Подтверждено по источнику tsn.ua - [In Ukraine, the activity of "Phantoms" will be expanded to two regions: what is known](https://www.obozrevatel.com/novosti-obschestvo/v-ukraine-deyatelnost-fantomov-budet-rasshirena-na-dve-oblasti-chto-izvestno.htm) - Подтверждено по источнику obozrevatel.com