# Serbia: How Ratko Mladic’s funeral is dividing a nation

https://mins.news/en/item/45246

- DW, 2026-09-04 11:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-how-the-funeral-of-ratko-mladic-is-dividing-a-nation/a-78948890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The remains of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic have returned to Serbia after he died while serving a life sentence for genocide and other war crimes. The government has left funeral arrangements to his family, while debate over a ceremony with the highest state honors has drawn international criticism and exposed deep divisions over Mladic’s legacy and the victims of the wars.

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