Channel 4 News August 27, 2026 general

Ratko Mladić: Serbian war criminal dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ dies aged 84

Lindsey Hilsum International Editor The man dubbed ‘the Butcher of Bosnia’ has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence at the Hague. Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia. His forces carried out both the siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica massacre. And, while on the run, he gave what was possibly his last interview to Channel 4 News.

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