Yuri Artamonov

Yuri Ivanovich Artamonov (; born 17 April 1975), known as the Izhevsk Raskolnikov , is a Russian serial killer and robber who murdered five people in the city of Izhevsk, Udmurtia, from 1995 to 1997. Initially sentenced to death, his sentence was later commuted to 25 years imprisonment, and he was released in 2017.

Early life Yuri Ivanovich Artamonov was born in 1975 in the village of Kechevo, Udmurt ASSR, into a poor family with many children. He grew up without a father and was physically abused by his strict and cruel mother. During his school years, Artamonov had no interest in studying and constantly got mediocre grades. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in a rural vocational school, where he studied to be a tractor driver.

In 1993, he was drafted to serve in the Russian Army and was stationed in the Far East.

His first murder took place on 25 October 1995. Having read in a newspaper that Irina Mezhueva, a 36-year-old resident of the Ustinovsky District, wanted to buy a car, he called the phone number listed in the ad and learned her address.

Release On 24 November 2017, Artamonov was paroled and returned to Izhevsk, where relatives said that he moved into an apartment on Pushkin Street. Per his parole conditions, he is obliged to report to the local parole authorities four times a month; is forbidden from attending mass events; to leave his residence from 10 PM to 6 AM; and to leave the city's premises without informing the necessary authorities. His parole conditions are set to last until 2025.