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Yuri was born to a prostitute in a poor town in western [[Faerghus]].<ref>{{cite|I was actually born in a poor town in Faerghus. The flavors in this dish remind me of those days.|Yuri, in his and [[Ingrid]]'s [[Ingrid/Supports#A_Support_12|A support]]|Three Houses}}</ref> His father's whereabouts are unknown; he's never met the man and mentions he doesn't have any interest in knowing him either. His mother took in an elderly man who could barely walk and nursed him back to health. In return, the old man taught Yuri how to read and write. Soon after that, Yuri became deathly ill with the plague that was ravaging Faerghus at the time. He was on his deathbed, but the elderly man somehow cured him and died shortly afterwards. It is implied that this elderly man was Saint Aubin himself, as Yuri is the only known bearer of the Major Crest of Aubin. Neither of his parents are said to have bore a Crest, and it is incredibly rare to bear a Major Crest; it's possible Aubin could have given his blood to Yuri in order to heal him.

At some point, he was tasked with assassinating the daughter of Count Varley, [[Bernadetta]], where he posed as a gardener's assistant at their estate to gain her trust. Bernadetta considered Yuri to be the first friend she ever made. After he gained her trust, he snuck into her room in an attempt to assassinate her in her sleep but hesitated, which allowed Count Varley time to catch him in the act. Varley's men beat him half to death before he escaped and barely survived.

He was once a student of the [[Blue Lions]] house at the [[Officers Academy]] in Imperial Year 1178. However, he was expelled from the school for the murder of several church soldiers. He was sentenced, but [[Aelfric]], one of [[Church of Seiros|the Church]]'s cardinals, implored the Church to consider the circumstances and spare him. Yuri was then sent to [[Abyss]] underneath [[Garreg Mach]]; [[Rhea]] tasked Yuri to monitor Aelfric in Abyss, as she had grown suspicious of him.