A military parade was held in China's capital at Tiananmen Square, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan's surrender.
The ceremony was attended by 26 heads of state, including Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Photos from the event were published by the Kremlin press service.