Romanian government and Serbian sources claimed on 22 February 2006 that Mladić was arrested in Romania, near Drobeta-Turnu Severin, close to the Serbian border by a joint Romanian-British special operation carried out by troops of those respective countries.
Pemerintah Rumania dan sumber-sumber Serbia mengklaim pada tanggal 22 Februari 2006 bahwa Mladić telah ditahan di Rumania, dekat Szörényvár, dekat perbatasan Serbia oleh gabungan operasi khusus Rumania-Britania Raya yang dilaksanakan pasukan negara-negara itu masing-masing.