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August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Ukraine summer counteroffensive
  - Huge explosions are reported after Ukrainian forces strike Novofedorivka Air Base in western Crimea using its HIMARS misisle launchers. At least twelve explosions are reported in total. There are no reports of casualties. (The Kyiv post) (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, local head of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and two other people are killed during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus. At least 40 other people are injured. (BBC News)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Four Pakistani soldiers are killed in a suicide bombing in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Nine people are killed by record-breaking rain causing flooding in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
  - The Marshall Islands confirms the first known community transmission cases of COVID-19, ending the country's COVID-free status. Following six confirmed cases in Majuro, the government delayed the start of the school year and halted flights and boat travel to the country's outer islands. (Radio New Zealand Pacific)

Science and technology