On the evening of March 4, the people of Kiev heard sounds like explosions in the city.. However, they have nothing to do with hostilities, a rare meteorological phenomenon is observed in the capital: icy snow fell and at the same time lightning struck with thunder.

Videos posted on social media show a snowstorm suddenly hitting, lightning appears, and then loud thunder is heard.

The same natural anomaly was observed by Lviv residents in January last year.

[quote type\u003d" Thunderstorm in which heavy snow, freezing rain, or ice pellets fall instead of heavy rain. Found about 5-6 times a year on Earth. [/quote].

The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center also warns about dangerous weather phenomena in the Kyiv region: at night and in the morning of March 5, gusts of 15-18 m/s are expected, the danger level is yellow.

Such weather conditions can lead to problems in the operation of energy, utilities and disruption of traffic on certain sections of roads and streets..