After liberation of Kiev region from Russian invaders the police actively restores security system, the project “Safe Kiev region” continues to work, the information from almost 2 thousand video surveillance cameras helps to solve serious crimes and search for the missing, the head of the Main Department of the National Police in Kiev region Andrey Nebitov said.
In an exclusive interview to Interfax-Ukraine agency, speaking about the system of video surveillance in the region and the results of the project of security and monitoring “Safe Kyiv Region”, Nebitov reminded that the project “Safe Kyiv Region” has become the only information space of security system for Ukrainian communities, which provides video recording of traffic and pedestrian traffic.
Commenting on the information that the project may stop working due to the suspension of supplies of equipment from Chinese manufacturers, the head of the headquarter stressed: “At the moment the cameras are installed, we continue to develop this initiative, in the future the system will be developed even despite the martial law in Ukraine.” “After all, the creation of a safe environment is one of the main components of security. That is, there are no prerequisites for the termination of the project”, – he noted.
According to the head of the police chief, during the occupation of the region at the beginning of the war the enemy destroyed almost 30% of video surveillance cameras, after the deoccupation of the areas began to actively restore the video surveillance system.
Nebitov said that 500 cameras with facial recognition have been integrated recently. “Now there are 1,883 surveillance cameras, of which 480 have the ability to recognize license plates of vehicles and 905 observation cameras. Thanks to this, we have a significant reduction in crime and timely disclosure of crimes on hot pursuit, “- he stressed.
According to Nebitov, over the last month alone, information from video surveillance cameras helped uncover a number of serious and especially serious crimes committed in the region and find people missing, including minors.
The full text of Nebitov’s interview will be published on Interfax-Ukraine website.
