FishyJoe wrote:

One thing I've heard mentioned is that Putin does not want any one organization too powerful, as that represents a risk to his authority. This is one of the reasons Wagners exists is to prevent the Army from becoming a force that could overthrow him. Having anyone or anything too competent is a risk to Putin.

Yeah, Perun's latest video is all about why these different military factions exist within Russia. Along with his ones on corruption and the endemic lying within the system, maybe the "All Bling, no Basics" as well, they pretty much explain why Ukraine is largely a self-inflicted wound for the Russians.