Ratko Mladic is dead

27. August 2026, 15:00

Ratko Mladic is dead. He dies at age 85. News from Serbia report this on Thursday. He was the boss of an army before. He lived in a prison in Den Haag.

A court gives him a long prison time. He did very bad crimes against humans. This happened in the Bosnia war from 1992 to 1995. He caused a mass murder in Srebrenica. Over 8000 people died there.

Mladic also led an attack on Sarajevo. About 10000 people died there. He was on the run for 16 years. Police catch him in Serbia in 2011. The court says his sentence stays in 2021.

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Definitions

Völkermord: Völkermord means killing a whole group of people.
Massaker: Ein Massaker is a bad mass murder of many people.
Belagerung: Eine Belagerung means soldiers close a town so nobody goes out.

People

Ratko Mladić: Ratko Mladic was the boss of the army in the war.

Locations

Den Haag: Den Haag is a city in the Netherlands with a court.
Srebrenica: Srebrenica is a city where a bad crime happened.
Sarajevo: Sarajevo is the main city of Bosnia.

Sources

Standard 27. August 2026, 13:46

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Spiegel 27. August 2026, 13:45

Ratko Mladić ist tot: Bosnisch-serbischer Ex-General, verurteilt wegen Kriegsbrechen, ist gestorben

Bild 27. August 2026, 13:44

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20 Min 27. August 2026, 13:41

Kriegsverbrecher Ratko Mladic ist tot – er wurde 85 Jahre alt

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