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.
While awaiting the chance to raise the flag, Qoshqarbaev and Bulatov inscribed their names and regiment numbers on the flag. Following dusk, artillery fire subsided, and under the cover of darkness Mikhail Minin along with Aleksey Bobrov, Bulatov, and Qoshqarbaev hoisted the flag over the Reichstag. However, the flag was later shot down by German marksmen.