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Proof: Russian strike hits Kyiv bridge as Merz visits

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-04T09:43:01Z","headline":"Russian strike hits Kyiv bridge as Merz visits","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"hurriyet","url":"https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/merz-visits-kyiv-as-russia-urges-diplomats-to-leave-227669","v":1}

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SHA-256

42aaed7a41a40ffba4028e95eae9d6141e37664f8362d5564ca0b554e6882a36

OpenTimestamps

Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969827, mined 2026-10-04 09:57 UTC.

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-04 09:47 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-04 09:47 UTC — view the capture.

Check it yourself — none of this needs this site

1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-42aaed7a41a4.json prints 42aaed7a41a40ffba4028e95eae9d6141e37664f8362d5564ca0b554e6882a36. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-42aaed7a41a4.json and headline-42aaed7a41a4.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-42aaed7a41a4.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
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.

Sealed automatically, 4 min after it was first seen.