Mladic dies in Hague prison

Moscow, Aug 27. The chairman of the ruling party of the Republic of Serbia, the

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Ratko Mladic died in a prison hospital in The Hague.
Mladic was serving a life sentence for genocide and other war crimes committed during the Bosnian War (1991–1995).
Mladic was 83 years old at the time of his death.
The death occurred on August 27.
Mladic had been in custody since his arrest in 2011.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2017 by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Milorad Dodik called Mladic's death an assassination, claiming that the authorities in charge of the prison failed to act, which accelerated his death. — interfax
Nenad Stevandic, President of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, stated that Mladic's death was accelerated due to violations of patient rights, particularly the denial of medical treatment in Serbia. — interfax
Milovan Gagich, head of a veterans' organization in Republika Srpska, praised Mladic as a leader who protected the Serbian people during difficult times. — interfax
The veterans' organization of Republika Srpska called for a memorial evening and candle lighting in churches across the republic on the day of Mladic's death. — interfax
Mladic's son, Darko Mladic, stated in December 2025 that his father's health was critical, with over a year and a half of being bedridden, leading to bedsores and worsening conditions. — vedomosti
Mladic's son reported that his father received only 15-minute physiotherapy sessions twice a week, which was insufficient. — vedomosti
Mladic suffered a concussion and nasal injury after a fall in August 2024 and had not been able to stand independently since. — vedomosti
Mladic had experienced two strokes and multiple surgeries during his imprisonment. — vedomosti
Dodik compared Mladic's death to that of Slobodan Milošević, who died in the same prison hospital in 2006. — interfax