Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears to confirm ordering a major cross-border operation inside Russia, saying that "Russia brought war to our land, and it should feel what it has done". (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0ngzg9754o

Armed conflicts and attacks

Large explosions are reported near the town of Rylsk in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with videos on social media appearing to show a destroyed column of military vehicles. (The Kyiv Independent)

• https://kyivindependent.com/mass-fires-reported-in-rylsk-in-kursk-oblast/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukraine launches twelve rockets and 14 drones into Russia, according to both acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (DW Russian)

• https://www.dw.com/ru/na-kurskuu-belgorodskuu-i-orlovskuu-oblasti-soversena-novaa-ataka-dronov/a-69883582

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian forces capture dozens of Russian soldiers in their offensive in Kursk Oblast. Russian authorities say that fighting is still ongoing for control of several settlements near the border. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/8/8/ukraine-captures-dozens-of-russian-soldiers-during-kursk-incursion

Armed conflicts and attacks

Ukrainian troops and tanks enter the town of Sudzha, forcing the local residents to flee. (Sky News) (BBC Russian Service)

• https://news.sky.com/story/unprecedented-ukrainian-incursion-into-russia-signals-new-type-of-attack-13193318
• https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cm2n4qg4zdgo

Armed conflicts and attacks

One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in Upper Galilee, Israel. All rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/8/israels-war-on-gaza-live-victims-burn-as-tents-bombed-in-khan-younis/

Politics and elections

Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona, Spain, after seven years of "self-exile", defying an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, as part of an attempt to arrest Puigdemont. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/carles-puigdemont-catalonia-spain.html
• https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2024/08/08/los-mossos-activan-la-operacion-jaula-para-detener-a-carles-puigdemont-que-sigue-en-paradero-desconocido-tras-su-mitin-cadena-ser/

Politics and elections

Two Mossos d'Esquadra officers are arrested for allegedly collaborating on Puigdemont's escape, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)

• https://www.antena3.com/noticias/espana/detienen-mosso-acusado-colaborar-huida-puigdemont-aparecer-barcelona_2024080866b4a40776ed0d00012ad493.html

Sports

Letsile Tebogo wins the gold medal in Men's 200 metres, earning Botswana its first ever gold medal. (Olympics)

• https://olympics.com/en/news/letsile-tebogo-stuns-noah-lyles-to-win-mens-200m-gold

Sports

Lucía Yépez wins the silver medal in the Women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling event, the first medal in the sport for Ecuador. (Olympics)

• https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-wrestling-japan-fujinami-akari-53kg-freestyle-gold

Sports

Arshad Nadeem wins the gold medal in Men's javelin throw, breaking the Olympic record and earning Pakistan its first ever medal in Athletics and its first ever individual gold medal. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/olympics-arshad-nadeem-wins-javelin-gold-after-record-throw/a-69894346

Sports

Cindy Ngamba wins a bronze medal in Women's middleweight boxing, the first-ever medal won for the Refugee Olympic Team. (Olympics)

• https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-boxing-women-bronze-75kg-ngamba-parker