茨欣瓦利

塔利波夫说，他按时在茨欣瓦利市场出售货物。

Talibov says he regularly sold goods in the Tskhinvali market .

这里不远处就是南奥塞梯，其首府茨欣瓦利在不到两公里之外的地方。

Across here is South Ossetia - its capital Tskhinvali less than two kilometers up the road .

今年八月的战斗最先是从茨欣瓦利爆发的。当时，格鲁吉亚军队发动进攻，试图遏制俄罗斯支持的分离主义分子，并重新夺回南奥塞梯的控制权。

It was events in Tskhinvali that sparked the fighting in August - when Georgian forces launched an attack to try to rein in Russian-backed separatists and regain control of the enclave .

他真的以为，俄罗斯会坐视不顾，听任他对沉睡中的茨欣瓦利城发动全面攻击，杀害数百名爱好和平的平民（其中大多数是俄罗斯公民）吗？

Did he believe Russia would stand idly by as he launched an all-out assault on the sleeping city of Tskhinvali , murdering hundreds of peaceful civilians , most of them Russian citizens ?