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People are like a herd, and a led one at that; 95% don't even understand what they are fighting for or what goals they are pursuing.

The figure is clearly underestimated. At least 99.99% don't understand what their actions will lead to.
But overall, one can sympathize with the population living in Ukraine. In my opinion, there are only two ways out of the current situation.
1. With minimal bloodshed – this is the forceful establishment of order (1,000-10,000 casualties).
2. With significant bloodshed – this is the overthrow of the government and the destruction of the state apparatus. How painful this will be for the population can be compared to similar situations in Tsarist Russia after the revolution and the situation after the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s.

Unfortunately, Yanukovych is not capable of following the first path. Perhaps I am wrong... But the example of when he won the presidential election – the people went to Maidan, and he handed over power to a gang of charlatans – only strengthens me in this opinion.
For 5-10 years, there will be anarchy and attempts to build a new state apparatus.
It's all very sad.

By the way, in the second scenario, power will be seized by some kind of swindler, capable of grabbing the biggest piece, but not knowing what to do with it. Like Yeltsin or Lenin.
And Yanukovych is an analogue of Nicholas II or Gorbachev – incapable of making decisions and managing the situation. The weakness of power in all its glory leads to anarchy. Of course, one can look for who orchestrated all this... but the key problem is the weakness of power. Everything else is details that are adjusted by the people who benefit from it.
Similar events were also attempted in Russia, but Putin does not suffer from a weakness of power...