ðə ɹˈeɪən wʌz ɐbˈɑːlɪʃt ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻdˈuːst ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɹˈeɪənz ʌv tʃˈɜːnaɪəv əblˈæst tə fˈaɪv.
The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five.