https://mikrotik.com/download/archive just redirects to https://mikrotik.com/download/
Where can I download older versions?
The simplest is just to copy the download URL for a version that you can download, and manually change the version number. The old versions are still there.
There are some third-party archives, but I'd recommend getting it from the official source, even if it involves a few seconds of additional effort.
I think you have to do a URL rewrite:
https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.20.8/routeros-7.20.8-arm64.npk (current LTS)
https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/7.20.7/routeros-7.20.7-arm64.npk (previous LTS)
What version do you want to download?
Ok thanks.
But is that the way Mikrotik expects us to download older versions now, by altering the links?
Just created ticket in Support.
Can you explain why you need older versions?
Expectations from MikroTik can be best asked to MikroTik.
Just in case there is an (unofficial) mirror here:
https://mikrotik-archive.com/#/
Even if you don't trust it, it may be useful to check the actual names of the files.
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Yes they do. And adviced this in a hidden form
Total nonsense. This makes me recall many bad words, while downloading some old versions and packages.
Normisal. 
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Yes. This was brought up when the new website arrived, and basically this is the official stance.
The old versions are still available, so (while a bit baffling) it's not the worst situation.
Why would anyone want an older version? Let's see...
- Maybe you have a router (maybe in an industrial setting) that gets broken/destroyed. You want to replace it with the exact same.
- The above setting, but you just want one more of it, again an exact replica.
- You have taken the time to validate a given version for your use case. Do you need newer features? No. Do you want it to work the same? Yes. Do you want any potential new issues or bugs? No.
- For all of the above, you have written scripts to make you life easier and minimize mistakes. These sorts of scripts break quite often between versions.
- Even if there is a known security issue, it often doesn't apply to your use case or application. Even if it does, it's often easier (again, referring to all of the above,) to deploy a mitigation.
Mikrotik has lately focused on the casual/home user. The whole device-mode (install-any-version, etc.) and making it easy to update installs straight from the management interface was about them.
Someone who has to manage a fleet of devices can't really afford to mix-and-match different versions and feature sets. Based on Mikrotik's messaging, I'm very hopeful that the new long-term line is much more in line with setups requiring stability more than anything else. I'm cautiously optimistic - as with any longer term initiative, we'll see how it plays out. It's off to a good start.
I can think of (even) more reasons...I want to know from the TS.