A much bigger operation was planned against the protesters. The article doesn’t specify, but I suspect loyalty broke down within the ranks.

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv/ukraine-averted-greater-bloodbath-moskal-alleges-337526.html

I’m wondering whether a non-homogenous society would have been able to pull this off. It requires so much trust in your fellow citizen.

imo: This may be a false flag headline to demonize the Yanukovych regime.