I don't disagree with you there. I only disagree with you about the 40,000 foot view of Russia's responsibility for so much death and destruction.
To bolster your observation. James Vasques, in the "Speak The Truth" interviews said that when he got back to the U.S. they (ICE, but probably CIA he said) kept asking him if he met any of the "Azov soldiers". Why would they be so curious about that? It's an indication of what you say. The Ukrainian government might be under the influence of more violent anti-Russian groups.
Of course, the mainstream media hasn't touched on that issue. It remains fringe conspiracy stuff. Again, I'm with you there. We just don't know. Based on history we can expect that even if they didn't exist before, they'll probably exist tomorrow. The devil finds work for idle CIA minds ;)