T-shirts depicting Russian air strikes on Islamic State targets are currently on sale in Moscow, according to media reports.

Moscow has impressed the world by�stepping in�to back Syrian President Bashar Assad's effort to�destroy the Islamic State and put an end to�its efforts to�create a fundamentalist caliphate that practices slavery and ethnic cleansing. Now visitors to�the Russian capital can dress to�show their solidarity: "Support Assad" T-shirts are currently available at�a military clothes shop in�central Moscow, Russian businessman Ilya Varlamov said on�his Facebook page on�Monday.

"A week after�the beginning of [the Russian] military operation in�Syria, the country's Ministry of�Defense released a new clothing line. There are T-shirts depicting [Russian] airstrikes against�positions of�Islamic State militants as�well as�calls to�support President Assad," Varlamov said.

Specifically, such T-shirts are on�sale at�the Army of�Russia shop on�Tverskaya Street in�the heart of�Moscow, according to�Varlamov.

Army of Russia officially selling those T-shirts in its stores: "Support Assad!" pic.twitter.com/t2Z7NsBGFX

Moscow�s move to�take in�Crimea following�the 2014 Ukrainian coup was hugely popular with�the people of�Russia, prompting the appearance of�a spate of�T-shirts featuring the image of�Russian President Vladimir Putin and slogans such as "Crimea", "the Most Polite Person" and "They Won't Catch Us", which went on�sale in�the country.

At the time, the Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin hadn�t officially endorsed the commercialization of his image. However, the T-shirts were a smash hit; they�re now even available in vending machines.

On September 30, more than�fifty Russian aircraft, including Su-24M, Su-25 and Su-34 warplanes, commenced precision airstrikes on�Islamic State targets in�Syria at�the behest of�Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Earlier that day, the Russian upper house of�parliament had unanimously supported the request of�President Putin to�deploy units of�the Russian Aerospace Forces abroad.

Syrian Ambassador to�Russia Riad Haddad said, for�his part, that Syrian Army strikes, supported by�the Russian Aerospace Forces, were carried out�against armed terrorist organizations, not political opposition factions or civilians.

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