A Russian drone attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed two people and injured 12 on Friday morning, regional authorities said, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

Twelve apartment buildings, five private residences, a store and three cars were damaged after three drones attacked the city around 5 a.m. (0300 GMT), the national police said.

Volodymyr Artiukh, Sumy regional governor, said Russian forces had equipped drones with shrapnel for the attack on a densely populated area of the city.

"This weapon is used... exclusively (to kill) people," Artiukh said, pointing to scars on a damaged building. "Not for a facility, but in order to destroy more people."