 Barrel is expected to weaken further today, dumping heavy rainfall on the Mississippi Valley as it moves toward the Great Lakes. Number three. In a rare daytime assault, Russia rained bombs on five Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 41 civilians in the deadliest wave of airstrikes in months. One missile struck the Children's Hospital in the capital city, Kyiv, where rescue operations are continuing this morning. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. These are sites that serve no military purpose.