The Russian Ministry of Defense announced an attack on a dry cargo ship near Odessa, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced the blocking of Russia's attempt to chair the Black Sea Commission, and Zelensky announced agreements with Erdogan on the grain corridor. "As a result of an attack on a sea crossing 37 km south of Odessa, a land cargo ship that was delivering cargo intended for the armed forces of Ukraine was damaged," the Russian Ministry of Defense said on the evening of October 31. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga announced the blocking of Russia's attempt to chair the Black Sea Protection Committee against pollution, and spoke of the environmental consequences of attacks by the Russian armed forces on ships. "It is impossible to trust a country that systematically undermines the protection of the Black Sea to lead the body responsible for its preservation," the minister said in a message on the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Vladimir Zelensky, who arrived in Turkey today, spoke about the agreement on joint work between Kyiv and Ankara on the Black Sea grain corridor.