Srbijanski zvaničnici izjavili su da ta operacija spada u redovne aktivnosti akcionog tima zaduženog za hvatanje Mladića i bivšeg lidera pobunjenih hrvatskih Srba Gorana Hadžića, drugog optuženika za ratne zločine koga haški tribunal još uvijek traži.
Serbian officials said the operation was part of the regular activities of the action team tasked with capturing Mladic and former Croatian Serb rebel leader Goran Hadzic, the other war crimes suspect still sought by The Hague-based tribunal.