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.
The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of administrative restructuring in Ukraine, which resulted in fewer regions within Kharkiv Oblast and the merger of Shevchenkove Region into Kupiansk Region.