She was found dead on 8 June 1998, with multiple knife wounds and a fractured skull, in Elista, the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia.
[1] After graduating from the university with a degree in journalism, Yudina began to work as a correspondent for Molodyozh Kalmykii.
[1] Prior to her death, she had published articles accusing Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of Kalmykia, of corruption.
Three men were convicted in connection with the murder, but the names of those who ordered the killing remain unknown.
Her body was found dead beside a pond outside the city of Elista in Kalmykia on 7 July 1998.