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August 8, 2024 (2024-08-08) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
  - Ukrainian forces capture most of the town of Sudzha. (BBC Russian Service)
  - 12 rockets and 14 drones are launched by Ukraine into Russia, according to acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexei Smirnov and the Russian Ministry of Defence. (Deutsche Welle Russian)
  - Ukrainian forces capture dozens of Russian soldiers in their offensive in Kursk Oblast, Russia. Russian authorities say fighting is still ongoing for control of several settlements near the border. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

Politics and elections

2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Non-cooperation movement
  - Muhammad Yunus returns to Bangladesh to lead the interim government. (Reuters)
2024 Catalan regional election
- Socialists' Party candidate Salvador Illa is elected as the new Catalan government president by the Parliament of Catalonia, becoming the first non-separatist president in over a decade. (Al Jazeera)
2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis
- Former Catalan government president Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona after seven years of "self-exile", defying the arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court. Catalan regional police subsequently institute tight controls on traffic in and out of the city, in an attempt to catch him. (The New York Times) (Cadena SER)
- A Mossos d'Esquadra officer is arrested for collaborating in the escape of Puigdemont, following his public appearance in Barcelona. (Antena 3)
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine announces it has completed the development of Crimean Tatar language and literature classes for the fifth and sixth grades. (The New Voice of Ukraine)
YouTube is reportedly blocked and slowed down across Russia following the website's blocking of several channels that expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Sports