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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, NORMANDY, ORNE (61) THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR ROAD WAS INAUGURATED ON 22/12/16. A 1KM SECTION OF A DEPARTMENTAL ROAD SERVING TOUROUVRE-AU-PERCHE, IN THE ORNE REGION, HAS BEEN PAVED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC SLABS (WATTWAY PROJECT). THE SILICON SHEETS THAT GENERATE THE CURRENT ARE COATED IN A PROTECTIVE RESIN THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WATTWAY PARTNERS, MAKES THEM ?CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC, INCLUDING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES?, WHILE ENSURING GOOD GRIP BETWEEN THE TYRES AND THE PAVEMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, NORMANDY, ORNE (61) THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR ROAD WAS INAUGURATED ON 22/12/16. A 1KM SECTION OF A DEPARTMENTAL ROAD SERVING TOUROUVRE-AU-PERCHE, IN THE ORNE REGION, HAS BEEN PAVED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC SLABS (WATTWAY PROJECT). THE SILICON SHEETS THAT GENERATE THE CURRENT ARE COATED IN A PROTECTIVE RESIN THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WATTWAY PARTNERS, MAKES THEM ?CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC, INCLUDING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES?, WHILE ENSURING GOOD GRIP BETWEEN THE TYRES AND THE PAVEMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Economy

FRANCE, NORMANDY, ORNE (61) THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR ROAD WAS INAUGURATED ON 22/12/16. A 1KM SECTION OF A DEPARTMENTAL ROAD SERVING TOUROUVRE-AU-PERCHE, IN THE ORNE REGION, HAS BEEN PAVED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC SLABS (WATTWAY PROJECT). THE SILICON SHEETS THAT GENERATE THE CURRENT ARE COATED IN A PROTECTIVE RESIN THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WATTWAY PARTNERS, MAKES THEM ?CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC, INCLUDING HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES?, WHILE ENSURING GOOD GRIP BETWEEN THE TYRES AND THE PAVEMENT. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. MEUSE (55) BATTLE OF VERDUN. FLEURY FRENCH CEMETERY, CONTAINING THE GRAVES OF 16,142 SOLDIERS. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL NECROPOLIS AND OSSUARY AT DOUAUMONT, WHICH CONTAINS THE BONES OF AROUND 130,000 UNKNOWN FRENCH AND GERMAN SOLDIERS, GATHERED UNDER THE SLABS OF A 137 M LONG CRYPT. IT WAS HERE, ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1994, THAT FRANCOIS MITERRAND AND HELMUT KOLH, HAND IN HAND, STRENGTHENED THE FRANCO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MEUSE (55) BATTLE OF VERDUN. FLEURY FRENCH CEMETERY, CONTAINING THE GRAVES OF 16,142 SOLDIERS. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL NECROPOLIS AND OSSUARY AT DOUAUMONT, WHICH CONTAINS THE BONES OF AROUND 130,000 UNKNOWN FRENCH AND GERMAN SOLDIERS, GATHERED UNDER THE SLABS OF A 137 M LONG CRYPT. IT WAS HERE, ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1994, THAT FRANCOIS MITERRAND AND HELMUT KOLH, HAND IN HAND, STRENGTHENED THE FRANCO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tensions Rise In Gaza

A man lies trapped between concrete slabs and tangled rebar in Gaza City, Palestine, on May 18, 2025. The victims were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital following heavy bombardment by Israeli forces. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tensions Rise In Gaza

A man lies trapped between concrete slabs and tangled rebar in Gaza City, Palestine, on May 18, 2025. The victims were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital following heavy bombardment by Israeli forces. Photo by Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Archaeological Preventive Research At The Veynes - Saint-Marcellin-Le-Plat

Preventive research at the Veynes (05) - Saint-Marcellin-le-Plat site, with a view to a construction project, was entrusted to the Éveha archaeological agency under the direction of Cédric Lepère. The site, which dates from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, revealed the remains of monumental slabs with elaborate carvings, the function and dating of which raise questions. Photo by Leo Previtali/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gym ceiling collapse traps more than 10 in NE China school

STORY: Gym ceiling collapse traps more than 10 in NE China school DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site of collapsed school gymnasium STORYLINE: Eight people had been pulled out as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday after the ceiling structure of a school gymnasium collapsed and trapped over ten people in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The collapse of the ceiling structure was reported at 2:56 p.m. Sunday, according to the provincial fire and rescue department. Search and rescue operations are in full swing at the gymnasium covering about 1,200 square meters at the No. 34 Middle School in Longsha District. The gymnasium's walls have a grid structure, and the ceiling is made of concrete slabs. Further investigations are still ongoing. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Construction of track slabs completed for Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway

STORY: Construction of track slabs completed for Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG JINKE, Jakarta-Bandung HSR project, PowerChina 3. various of the ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Indonesian): DWIYANA SLAMET RIYADI, President Director of PT Kereta Cepat Jakarta Bandung (KCIC) 5. various of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway STORYLINE: With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) was completed. The total length of the ballastless track section is 85.3 km, accounting for 60 percent of the main line. Altogether, 30,177 ballastless track slabs need to be laid. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG JINKE, Jakarta-Bandung HSR project, PowerChina "Despite all the challenges, we have managed to complete the const

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, Feb. 15, 2023. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2023 shows the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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INDONESIA-KARAWANG-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230215) -- JAKARTA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at the construction site of the last ballastless track slab of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, Feb. 15, 2023. With the self-compacting concrete being poured into the last track slab on Wednesday, the construction of ballastless track slabs along the whole line of Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway was completed. At present, all of the subgrade, bridge and station civil works have been completed. The railway is scheduled to start operation mid-year. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Memorial slabs removed from National Stadium for demolition

TOKYO, Japan - Workers detach granite slabs engraved with the names of 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medalists from above the main entrance to the National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014, ahead of its demolition to make way for a new one to be built as a main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

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Police, anti-gov't protesters clash in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Anti-government protesters break up pavement slabs into smaller pieces to hurl at police in Independence Square, the center of demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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JR West head gives instructions to tunnel inspectors

OKAYAMA, Japan - Shojiro Nanya, president of West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), gives instructions to workers on the night of Nov. 12 before they start full-fledged inspections of tunnels on the Sanyo Shinkansen line linking Osaka with Fukuoka. JR West is inspecting all 142 tunnels along the line in an effort to prevent the recurrence of recent accidents in which concrete slabs fell from the wall of the Fukuoka and Kitakyushu tunnels, railway officials said.

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Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in E China

STORY: Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in E China DATELINE: Nov. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site where the fossils were discovered 2. shot of researchers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 4. various of dinosaur footprints 5. various of researchers 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG BAOPENG, Associate researcher of Beijing Museum of Natural History 7. various of researchers 8. various of the site where the fossils were discovered STORYLINE: About 15 square meters of well-preserved dinosaur footprints with both positive and negative fossil slabs have been unearthed in Shanghang County, Longyan City of east China's Fujian Province. Experts say the discovery of such a large area of well-preserved dinosaur imprints is rare across the globe. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG XIAOLIN, Researcher at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleont

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CHINA-FUJIAN-DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS-DISCOVERY (CN)

(221121) -- FUZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Well-preserved dinosaur footprints with both positive and negative fossil slabs are pictured in Shanghang County, Longyan City of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 19, 2022. TO GO WITH "Rare fossilized dinosaur footprints found in east China" (Xinhua)

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Memorial slabs removed from National Stadium for demolition

TOKYO, Japan - Workers detach granite slabs engraved with the names of 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medalists from above the main entrance to the National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014, ahead of its demolition to make way for a new one to be built as a main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

Orthodox priest Jozef Fejsak, left, attends the commemorative act unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The commemorative act of unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The commemorative act of unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The commemorative act of unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The commemorative act of unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The general consul of Russia Alexander Kalachev, right, unveils twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The general consul of Russia Alexander Kalachev unveils twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

The commemorative act of unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)

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Granite slabs commemorating dead soldiers Red Army during WWII in Brno

Orthodox priest Jozef Fejsak, center, attends the commemorative act unveiling twenty-eight granite slabs with names about 3,600 dead soldiers of Red Army in the honorary World War Two cemetery at the Central Cemetery in Brno. Among them, there are 1,715 new names, whose identity was unknown until recently. The granite slabs with the names were commissioned by the Embassy of Russia at the cost of Russia. (CTK Photo/ Vaclav Salek)