▁to ▁their ▁child ▁— ▁a ▁girl ▁they ▁named ▁Tam ara . ▁He ▁then ▁head ed ▁back ▁to ▁war . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁he ▁met ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Soviet ▁intelligence ▁officers ▁who ▁esc orted ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁SM ER SH ▁unit . ▁Following ▁a ▁check ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Budapest ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁went ▁through ▁another ▁check ▁at ▁the ▁NK VD ▁fil tr ation ▁camp , ▁although ▁Ek ater ina ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁missing ▁in ▁action . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Vladimir ▁was ▁released , ▁her ▁family ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁North ▁Os set ia ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁fam ine ▁and ▁poor ▁living ▁conditions . ▁Che bot aru ov ▁received ▁a ▁similar ▁answer ▁on ▁his ▁request ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R : ▁« no ▁one ▁surv ived ». ▁Only ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁journal ists ▁from ▁Tw enty ▁Years ▁Later ▁( a ▁short - l iving ▁TV ▁show ▁created ▁by ▁P avel ▁Ch uk h ray ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁Ts entr ▁channel ) ▁managed ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁reun ite ▁them . ▁Ek ater ina ▁K ram aren ko ▁had ▁already ▁dece ased ▁by ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Career ▁Che bot ary ov ▁spent ▁the ▁post - war ▁years ▁studying ▁at ▁V G IK ▁under ▁Mik h ail ▁R omm . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁he ▁finished ▁director ' s ▁courses