The text in question is a news article reporting a mysterious explosion that occurred in the sky over the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on April 19, 2023. The explosion created a bright flash that triggered a brief air raid siren, causing concern among the city’s residents.
According to the Ukrainian space agency, instruments used for observation detected a strong explosion in the sky and were able to determine where it occurred, but they could not identify the object that caused it. The agency suspects that the explosion may have been caused by a meteorite, but they have no data to determine its exact nature. The vice-chief of the Ukrainian space agency, Igor Korniyenko, confirmed that they were unable to evaluate the size of the object that entered the atmosphere and caused the explosion, but he stated that it did not hit the ground.
Initially, it was feared that the flash was caused by a satellite falling from orbit or a missile attack from Russia, but both possibilities were quickly ruled out. The Ukrainian military administration issued a statement, confirming that it was not an attack with missiles, and their air defense system did not use any weapons.
NASA, which had initially suggested that the flash may have been caused by a satellite, later rejected this theory. Despite the event causing some alarm in Kiev, there were no reports of damage or injuries, and the situation returned to normal relatively quickly.
