The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven, and the area of Shevchenkove Raion was merged into Kupiansk Raion.
In July 2020, The raion ceased to exist as part of a larger reform in Ukraine that reduced the number of regions in Kharkiv Oblast. This led to the elimination of Shevchenkove Region and its incorporation into Kupiansk Region.