"Ballistic missile interceptors could have saved the lives of those killed today," Zelenskiy said. Both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. "This is a deliberate attack on Ukrainian manufacturing, logistics, jobs and the country's ability to recover," Epicentr said in a ​statement. Iryna ​Chechotkina, co-founder of leading online retailer Rozetka, said she watched overnight as the ​work of her entire life went up in flames after strikes by three ballistic missiles. Kyiv sought more PAC-3s, ​the newest type of Patriot interceptor missile and one of the few weapons capable of downing Russia's ballistic missiles launched into Ukraine.