MOSCOW -- President Xi Jinping left here on Saturday after paying a state visit to Russia and attending the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War.

Upon Xi's departure, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and other senior Russian officials saw him off at the airport, where a farewell ceremony was held for him. The military band played the national anthems of China and Russia. Xi inspected the guard of honor.

Russian Air Force fighter jets escorted Xi's plane after it took off.

On the way to the airport, local residents, representatives of Chinese enterprises and Chinese overseas students lined the streets, waving the national flags of China and Russia to warmly congratulate Xi on his successful visit to Russia.