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

At least 11 people were killed and scores injured in multiple waves of Russian missile strikes overnight on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, about 30 miles from the border with Russia's Kursk region.

On Friday morning, the russian occupation army struck a residential neighborhood of Sumy with Shahed drones, as a result of the attack two people were killed

KYIV (Reuters) -Two children were among 11 people killed when a Russian missile hit a residential building in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said, while another missile strike left the region's administrative centre without power.

Twelve people including a child were killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.

The Russian Shahed-type kamikaze attack drones that targeted Sumy on the morning of 22 November were equipped with shrapnel. Source: Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster, citing Volodymyr Artiukh, Head of Sumy Oblast Military Administration;

This weapon is designed to kill people, not destroy infrastructure. This is the first time we’ve seen it in Sumy,” said Oblast Administration Head Artiukh, according to Suspilne. Shrapnel is a type of artillery shell containing pre-made projectiles designed to inflict harm on exposed personnel and enemy equipment.