The letter ‘e’ in Russian is pronounced ‘yeh’, the ë as ‘yo’, the я аs ‘ya’, the

The letter ‘e’ in Russian is pronounced ‘yeh’, the ë as ‘yo’, the я аs ‘ya’, the ю as ‘yoo’. That’s why you hear all the ‘y’ sounds. It’s a natural consequence of the placement of the back of the tongue.