A shine on which it will be necessary to shed light. “IThe glow of an aerial object was observed in the sky of kyiv”, Wednesday, April 18, according to the head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital. “According to initial information, this phenomenon is the consequence of the fall of a NASA satellite on Earth”he revealed on Telegram. The US space agency announced earlier in the week that the Rhessi satellite, weighing some 300 kg, would return to the atmosphere at an undetermined time on Wednesday. Follow our live.
NASA denies it is its satellite. In a statement to AFP, NASA said its Rhessi satellite had not yet entered the atmosphere at the time of the light flash observed above Kiev. The air alert was activated in the capital, but “air defense did not go into action”assured the military administration.
Sergei Lavrov continues his tour in Latin America. After Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua, the Russian Foreign Minister arrived Wednesday evening in Havana, on the island of Cuba. He will meet there Thursday Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, re-elected without surprise Wednesday at the head of the country, and his Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.