Bezler answers to Strelkov in name only....
They seem to have very different goals. While Strelkov is playing the big-picture game, Bezler is taking the fight directly to the Nazi and Kolomoisky irregular militias, even against Strelkov’s orders.
For instance, Bezler wouldn’t send more than token help into Slovyansk, though his forces were raiding around Kramatorsk.
Bezler is a natural-born Ukrainian, and moved back to Ukraine in 2002, where according to some reports, he owned a construction company.
They rarely coordinate, and both are competing for Russian assets and help. Bezler’s outfit has a big Social Media game, and they have been able to raise big money from individuals in Russia.
Currently, Bezler’s forces are the ones that encircled the trapped Ukrainian units in the south, and have been taking a beating from the air for it. Per reports, the Buk that was likely responsible for the shootdown was sent to help Bezler by giving him an AA umbrella.
The huge shelling of Lugansk today, killing 20+ civilians, is thought to be another Kiev attempt to divert resources away from the trapped units in the south.