ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians shouting "Down with the Gang!" rallied on Sunday (December 1) against President Viktor Yanukovich's U-turn on Europe and some used a building excavator to try to break through police lines at his headquarters.<br/> <br />The rally, by far the biggest seen in the Ukrainian capital since the Orange Revolution nine years ago, came a day after a police crackdown on protesters that inflamed demonstrators further after Yanukovich's policy switch.<br/> <br />Last month Yanukovich - after months of pressure from former Soviet master Russia - backpedalled from signing a landmark deal on closer relations with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Moscow.<br/> <br />To try to defuse tensions before Sunday's rally, Yanukovich issued a statement saying he would do everything in his power to speed up Ukrainian moves toward the EU.<br/> <br />In a sea of blue and gold, the colors of both the EU and Ukrainian flags, protesters swept in
