# Ratko Mladic, the man behind Srebrenica, dies at 84

https://mins.news/en/item/34816

- DW, 2026-08-27 19:28 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/the-man-behind-srebrenica-ratko-mladic-dies-at-84/a-78536491?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and of other war crimes, has died in detention at The Hague at 84. The former Bosnian Serb army commander was held responsible for ordering the killing of more than 8,300 unarmed Muslim boys and men and for the prolonged siege of Sarajevo. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 and consistently denied responsibility.

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