NewsWPLG Local 10August 27, 2026Miami-Dade
Ratko Mladic, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, dies in U.N. custody at 84
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes, has died at a hospital in The Hague while in U.N. custody. Mladic was convicted in 2017 for his role in the 1990s Bosnian War, including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Read the full story at WPLG Local 10Why It Matters
The death of the former military commander marks the end of a high-profile international war crimes case that resulted in a life sentence for his role in the deaths of over 100,000 people.
Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic died at age 84 while serving a life sentence in U.N. custody.
- Mladic was convicted in 2017 by a U.N. tribunal for war crimes committed during the 1990s.
- He was the commander of Bosnian Serb troops during the Bosnian War starting in 1992.
- Mladic's forces were responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, where over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed.
- The Bosnian War resulted in over 100,000 deaths and displaced over 1 million people.
- Mladic was in custody from 2011 until his death in 2024.
- He was born on March 12, 1942, in Bozinovici, Bosnia.
- Mladic had been a fugitive from 1996 until his arrest in May 2011.
Who's Mentioned
personMunira Subasic“Representative of the Mothers of Srebrenica group”other8,000“Number of Muslim men and boys killed in Srebrenica”personJosip Broz Tito“Former Yugoslav communist leader”personDarko Mladic“Son of Ratko Mladic”locationThe Hague“Site of the U.N. war crimes tribunal”personSlobodan Milosevic“Former President of Serbia who died in Hague custody”other84“Age of Ratko Mladic at death”personRatko Mladic“Former Bosnian Serb general and convicted war criminal”personJanko Seslija“Former Bosnian Serb soldier”personMadeleine Albright“Former U.S. Secretary of State”locationSrebrenica“Site of 1995 genocide”other100,000“Estimated death toll of the Bosnian War”