Serbia gives hero's funeral to convicted war criminal Mladic

Thousands of mourners gathered in Belgrade on September 7, 2026, for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The ceremony, officiated by Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, drew large crowds and was marked by displays of reverence for Mladic, who was known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia.' The event provoked backlash from the European Union, which condemned the glorification of a convicted war criminal. Mladic was buried in Belgrade despite EU warnings against honoring him.