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Proof: Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in 2 days

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-02T21:30:47Z","headline":"Key Kyiv bridge hit by Russian drones fourth time in 2 days","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"kyivindependent","url":"https://kyivindependent.com/traffic-chaos-in-kyiv-after-russian-strikes-hit-key-bridge/","v":1}

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b236a43182921213299401bbcbca6a2382204c29573dca2596ee562dd7399909

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969637, mined 2026-10-02 21:40 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-b236a4318292.json prints b236a43182921213299401bbcbca6a2382204c29573dca2596ee562dd7399909. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-b236a4318292.json and headline-b236a4318292.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-b236a4318292.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.

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