However, Mark Ames, who was covering the last war for The Nation, stated that Tskhinvali's main residential district, nicknamed Shanghai because of its population density (it’s where most of the city’s high-rise apartment blocks are located), and the old Jewish Quarter, were completely destroyed.
Con todo, Mark Ames, que estaba cubrindo a última guerra para The Nation, declarou que o principal barrio residencial de Tskhinvali, alcumado Shanghai debido a súa densidade de poboación (que é onde se atopan a maioría dos bloques de apartamentos de grande altura da cidade), e o antigo barrio xudeu, foron completamente destruídos.