US Department of State responds to Russia's massive attack on Ukraine on March 9

US Department of State spokesman Ned Price made the statement at a briefing, commenting on the massive Russian attack on Ukraine.

"It is also the fact that these types of strikes – Russia has tried to make them the new normal… So our charge is to work with the allies and partners around the world to make clear that this can’t be normal. We cannot become numb to this," he emphasized.

The spokesman noted that it has been only a few weeks since the last time Russia launched large-scale attacks on peaceful cities of Ukraine, on warehouses with agricultural products, on energy and other critical infrastructure. And this shows Russia’s level of cruelty.

• On the night of March 9, Russian troops massively attacked Ukraine with missiles. As a result of the attack, critical infrastructure facilities in various regions were damaged, civilians were killed and injured.

• According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, over the day, Russian troops launched 84 missiles at the territory of Ukraine, 34 of which were shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

• The spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Yuriy Ihnat, told Espreso TV that Russian troops had never launched as many Kinzhal missiles at Ukraine as they did in the night attack on March 9. He noted that Kinzhals are the most scarce missiles in the Russian army's inventory.