▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁mission , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Nikol ai ▁Vas ile v ich ▁Kor ne ev , ▁who ▁had ▁lost ▁a ▁leg ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aling rad , ▁suggested ▁an ▁air ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁T ito ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁mission ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁expanded ▁by ▁Street ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁whole ▁party . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁deliber ation , ▁T ito ▁agreed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁and ▁Street ▁arranged ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁from ▁an ▁R AF - oper ated ▁air field ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ku pres . ▁Seven ▁Douglas ▁C - 4 7 ▁Sky train ▁aircraft , ▁one ▁with ▁a ▁Soviet ▁crew ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁with ▁US ▁crew , ▁carried ▁T ito ▁and ▁his ▁party , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁miss ions ▁and ▁ 1 1 8 ▁wounded ▁Part is ans ▁to ▁B ari ▁in ▁Italy . ▁Late ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁T ito ▁was ▁delivered ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁esc ort ▁destroy er ▁ ▁to ▁Vis , ▁where ▁he ▁re - est ab lished ▁his ▁headquarters ▁and ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Al lied ▁miss ions . ▁The ▁Soviet ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁V y aches lav ▁Mol ot ov , ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁known ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁attack ▁than ▁they ▁claimed , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁both ▁Mac lean ▁and ▁Church ill ▁from ▁Dr var ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May , ▁he ▁sent ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁Kor ne ev ▁detail