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FILE - Former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic removes his hat in the court room during his initial appearance at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, 3 June 20

Video. Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison

Updated: 28/08/2026 - 12:30 GMT+2

The former Bosnian Serb military commander, sentenced to life for the summary execution of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in July 1995 and the years-long siege of Sarajevo, died at 84. He spent 15 years as a fugitive before his arrest in Serbia in 2011.

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