Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84
Summary
Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general who was convicted of war crimes including genocide during the 1990s Yugoslav wars, died in a prison hospital in The Hague at age 84. He was serving a life sentence for overseeing atrocities such as the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre, considered the worst in Europe since World War II.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic died on August 27, 2026, in a U.N. prison hospital in The Hague, Netherlands.
- He was 84 years old and serving a life sentence for war crimes committed during the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s.
- Mladic was commander of Bosnian Serb forces and carried out the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre, where over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed.
- His war crimes trial ended in 2017 with a life sentence by a U.N. tribunal.
- Mladic had been captured in 2011 after many years on the run.
- He was seen by some Bosnian Serbs as a patriot, but widely regarded internationally as a war criminal responsible for ethnic cleansing and genocide.
- The conflict he took part in caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced more than 1 million people.
- Mladic’s death came while debates continue about his legacy and denial of his crimes by some groups.
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