Ratko Mladić obituary

TL;DR

Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre, died aged 83 in a UN prison hospital.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War.
Mladić initially assured Srebrenica residents of their safety before ordering the execution of over 8,000 men and boys.
His military career began in the Yugoslav National Army, and he rose through the ranks, embodying Serb chauvinism.
He led the Republika Srpska army, aiming to create a Greater Serbia through ethnic cleansing, overseeing massacres and the siege of Sarajevo.
Despite his conviction, Mladić is still seen as a hero by some nationalists in Serbia and Republika Srpska.
After years on the run, he was arrested in 2011 and convicted in 2017 by the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Mladić remained isolated in prison and his health declined; attempts to release him on humanitarian grounds were denied.

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