Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on civilian areas of Ukraine and is stepping up ground attacks along the front.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa killed two women and a toddler, authorities said Monday, while Ukrainian long-range drones targeted Russia’s key Black Sea port for oil exports.

Three women and two men were killed, while a 14-year-old girl was among the 19 wounded in the attack in the southern city of Nikopol, Ukraine officials said. Catch up below and we'll be back soon with rolling live updates.

Ukraine’s military said it carried out overnight strikes against a Russian missile-carrying warship docked at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and a drilling rig near occupied Crimea, citing a statement from a Ukrainian drone commander.

Russia's anticipated annual spring offensive appears to have started, with a major drone assault on civilian areas coinciding with multiple attempts to break through frontline Ukrainian defences.

Ukraine's SBU struck the Admiral Grigorovich frigate in Novorossiysk with drones, a vessel capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles.