Television Program Summary 081100: MOS 92-5446

This document is a summary of the Moscow Teleradiokompaniya Ostankino Television First Program Network broadcast from August 8, 1992, as compiled by FBIS London. The broadcast, presented by Tatyana Komarova, covered a wide range of domestic and international news. Domestic reports included a session of the headquarters for operational management chaired by Rutskoy, agricultural updates from Dnepropetrovsk and Byelarus, and a report on mushroom poisoning in Voronezh. International and regional news included the situation in South Ossetia, charity efforts in Smolensk for Dniester refugees, a UN mission to Moldova, and the status of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Economic reports noted the bankruptcy of a Chita goods exchange and fuel production issues at the Chimkent oil refinery. Political and social updates covered runaway inflation in Russia, the opening of a cell telephone exchange in Tashkent, a new clinic in Ashgabat, and various diplomatic movements involving Poltoranin, Petrov, Filatov, Shaposhnikov, and Kokoshin. The broadcast also included a report on wildlife preservation in South Africa and a brief mention of a UFO sighting in Kostroma at 1611 hours.