Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine came under multiple Ukrainian drone attacks on Sunday, and two civilians were killed, the regional governor said.

One man was killed in the village of Malinovka about 8 km (5 miles) east of the border overnight, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

Several other settlements came under Ukrainian attack on Sunday morning. Later in the day, a woman died in hospital and another civilian suffered injuries after a passenger car came under a drone attack, Gladkov said.

Russia's defence ministry said it had destroyed 44 Ukrainian drones over the last 24 hours.

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine. Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Belgorod and other regions bordering Ukraine have been under Ukrainian strikes since the war began, with Kyiv saying its attacks are aimed at military, energy and transport infrastructure to undermine Moscow's overall war efforts.