Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
A Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on an airbase in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, destroys a MiG-29 jet that was equipped with Storm Shadow missiles. Ukraine's air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat later confirms the loss of the aircraft on August 20. There are no casualties reported. (The Kyiv Independent)
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
Ukraine reports capturing 82 Russian settlements within an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) since the start of the Kursk incursion on August 6. (Reuters)
Over 120,000 Russian citizens have been evacuated according to Russia, and at least 100 Russian soldiers are captured according to Ukraine. (AP)
Russia accuses the United States and European nations of directly helping Ukraine in its incursion on Kursk Oblast by planning operations and providing military support, and states that their involvement "created all the prerequisites for Ukraine to lose its sovereignty and lose part of its territories". (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli occupation of the West Bank
One Palestinian is killed and many houses are burned down in a large organized Israeli settler raid on the village of Jit, Qalqilya Governorate, in the West Bank. (CNN) (Reuters)
Ituri conflict
Sixteen people are killed and 20 more kidnapped during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants at agricultural lands in Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Yemeni civil war
Sixteen soldiers are killed and 18 more injured during a suicide car bombing in Mudiyah, Abyan Governorate, Yemen. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for the attack. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
At least 54 people are killed in Chad after days of floods. (AL24News)
2024 Pacific typhoon season
Thousands of people are ordered to evacuate in northern Japan as Typhoon Ampil approaches the country. (AP)