While waiting for the opportunity to hoist up the flag Qoshqarbaev and Bulatov wrote their names and regiment numbers on the flag. After nightfall the artillery fire eventually died down and under the cover of darkness Mikhail Minin along with Aleksey Bobrov, Bulatov, and Qoshqarbaev raised the flag over the Reichstag. However, the flag was later shot down by German snipers.
As night fell, Qoshqarbaev and Bulatov scribbled their names and regiment numbers on the flag. As the artillery fire ceased, Mikhail Minin, along with Aleksey Bobrov, Bulatov, and Qoshqarbaev, raised the flag over the Reichstag under the cover of darkness. Unfortunately, the flag was soon shot down by German snipers.