 Several years later, Volodarsky said the sex performance in Kiev was a botched operation, rather than a betrayal, and described himself as "a bargaining chip in a factional conflict".However, the original Voina group also contend that Verzilov later stole hard disk drives, photographs, and other materials from them, for the purpose of self-promotion.In December 2009, Tolokonnikova and Verzilov were expelled and moved elsewhere, to re-organize a separate group.