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UKRAINE — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that 67 missionaries serving in Ukraine have been transferred to finish their missions within their home countries.

The new assignments and transfers were given to the missionaries based on the "on-going uncertainty in Ukraine", according to a news release from the LDS church.

On April 11, the church had announced that 85 missionaries would be transferred to safer areas within Ukraine, but Friday the decision was made to completely remove many of the missionaries serving in the Ukraine Donetsk Mission.

The church also announced that 41 new missionaries who had been assigned to serve in Ukraine have also been reassigned to other missions.

"The wellbeing of missionaries is always our first priority, and every effort is being made to keep them safe," the LDS church said in a news release.

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