Richthofen moved his forces closer to the front; "Fliegerkorps I", now under Günther Korten was moved from Boryspil, near Kiev to Poltava, "Fliegerkorps IV" under Fiebig was moved to the Kuban and "Fliegerkorps V" under Pflugbeil was moved to Dnepropetrovsk in the centre of the German offensive thrust.