US envoy Witkoff expected to visit Russia

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00:00Some with windows blown out, others gutted by fire.

00:05These electronic stores in Odessa suffered heavy damage from a Russian drone attack overnight.

00:10By morning, business owners were working to clear the debris and salvage anything left.

00:15For many, this marketplace was their primary source of income.

00:18It used to be a shop.

00:22We sold computer equipment.

00:24It burned down completely.

00:25I have no words.

00:29I didn't expect it to be this bad.

00:31I thought there would be some damage, but for everything to burn down?

00:35I never imagined that.

00:37No one was injured in the attack, though drones also caused damage to residential buildings

00:42and cars.

00:43Meanwhile, the Ukrainian drone attack damaged a power line and sparked a fire at a train

00:48station in Russia's southern region of Volgograd, according to local authorities.

00:53Kiev has said it will intensify its air attacks against Russia in response to an increase in

00:58attacks on Ukrainian territory in recent weeks, which have killed dozens of civilians.

01:03It comes as the United States continues to put pressure on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire.

01:08Washington's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is due to visit Russia this week in a bid to

01:13expedite the process.

01:15Donald Trump has threatened new sanctions on Moscow if it does not make progress towards

01:19a peace deal.

01:20Steve Witkoff's message will be to the Russians, is there anything they can do to avoid sanctions

01:25at this point?

01:26Yeah, I get a deal where people stop getting killed.

01:30They're wily characters and they're pretty good at avoiding sanctions, so we'll see what

01:35happens.

01:36Witkoff has met Russian President Vladimir Putin multiple times.

01:40On Monday, the Kremlin said another meeting was possible and it considered talks with the

01:44special envoy to be important, substantial and helpful.

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