TV PROGRAM SUMMARY 150945: REN 00-104

This document is an intelligence summary produced by FBIS Reston, VA, dated October 26, 2000. It provides a breakdown of a Russian television program titled 'Military Secret,' which was broadcast by Moscow RENTV on October 15, 2000, at 0945 GMT. The program was presented by Igor Prokopenko. The summary outlines five key segments from the broadcast. The first segment provided headlines. The second segment featured a presenter discussing various internet pages. The third segment, citing Russian intelligence sources, claimed that Chechen rebel leaders were forming a special sabotage unit to fight against Israel. This segment included footage of Israeli military hardware and featured an interview with the Israeli military attaché in Moscow, identified as Aviezer Segall, who spoke in Hebrew regarding the duties of Israeli reservists living abroad. The fourth segment consisted of advertisements. The fifth segment reported that approximately 100,000 Russian servicemen were currently fighting in Chechnya, accompanied by video footage of Russian troops, military hardware, and streets in Grozny, as well as an interview with a lieutenant-colonel discussing his life.