On May 9 local time, Russia held the Victory Day Grand Military Parade at Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. ICDS organized participants of the 72nd National Military Security and Command Course (Russian) to watch the live broadcast of the parade together and jointly commemorate that magnificent chapter of history.

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War, and the World Anti-Fascist War. Eighty years ago, the Chinese and Soviet people, together with peace-loving people around the world, made enormous sacrifices in resisting Japanese militarism and German fascism, won a great victory, and made indelible historical contributions to safeguarding world peace and the cause of human progress.