Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, died on August 27, 2026, in detention at The Hague.[457474][833328] Mladic's death was announced by Serbian authorities, who had been seeking his early release on humanitarian grounds.[657155] The 84-year-old former Bosnian Serb military leader died while serving a life sentence for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.[559802][804200] His death has sparked reactions of relief and jubilation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where many view him as a symbol of the country's troubled past.[449852] Srebrenica survivor Ahmed Hrustanovic said on NPR's 'The Brian Lehrer Show' that Mladic's death was a 'day of celebration' for the victims of the Srebrenica massacre.[785643]