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During the first day of operation of three "Phantom" patrol cars, the police issued 810 fines for traffic rule violations. The hidden patrol vehicles recorded speeding on the roads, and already within the first 24 hours of operation inspectors drew up hundreds of reports.
According to the minister, the three "Phantoms" are only the first step in restoring covert speed control on the roads. The launch of these cars was reported on the hromadske Telegram channel. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is already looking for a manufacturer of such vehicles to purchase additional cars by the end of the year.
"For now there will be three. But by the end of the year, if we find the company that made them, we will buy more. Three is the beginning," said Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Vyhivskyi.
According to Vyhivskyi, such cars will patrol highways mainly in the territory of Kyiv and the Kyiv region. The "Phantoms" do not look different from ordinary cars on the outside, but are equipped with hidden speed-recording systems.
They returned covert patrols to the roads
The decision to deploy the "Phantoms" on patrol again was made at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council after President Volodymyr Zelensky drew attention to the situation on Ukrainian roads. The impetus for this was a series of high-profile fatal accidents — in particular the collision of two BMWs in Kyiv and the fatal accident on 19 August, when the driver of a Volkswagen Golf drove into a bus stop with people, killing two women.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasizes that the problem of road accidents will be addressed comprehensively — not only by strengthening speed control, but also through changes in legislation and the development of road infrastructure.
Earlier, Informator reported that the three "Phantoms" were only being prepared to go on the roads, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was looking for a manufacturer of additional cars. We also wrote that after the fatal crash in Chokolivka, committed by a pastor, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced four areas of immediate changes in the fight against road accidents — in that incident a Mercedes driver drove at speed into an underground passage, where four people died, including a 12-year-old boy.
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