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Proof: Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-03T06:22:41Z","headline":"Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"bbc","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c83vqxzdg1yko","v":1}

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94132b920341de43c672997ed5a2599dc684b406839a522c65fe24869815f2e8

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969687, mined 2026-10-03 06:34 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-94132b920341.json prints 94132b920341de43c672997ed5a2599dc684b406839a522c65fe24869815f2e8. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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