--- title: "Zelensky Appoints Chenchik as Acting Head of Ukraine's State Border Service" description: "On August 31, 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the temporary appointment of SBS Deputy Head Vadym Chenchik as the acting head of the agency. At the same time, Decree No. 836/2026 relieved Valeriy Vavrynyuk of his position." date: 2026-08-31T12:20:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/zelensky-appoints-chenchik-acting-head-ukraine-border-service tags: [ukraine, zelensky, border-guard-service, gpsu, vadim-chenchik, appointment, cadre-decisions] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Zelensky Appoints Chenchik as Acting Head of Ukraine's State Border Service ![New acting head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service in camouflage uniform in an official portrait](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/31/zelensky-naznachil-chenchika-io-glavy-gpsu/zelensky-naznachil-chenchika-io-glavy-gpsu-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - By Decree No. 837/2026 dated August 31, 2026, Vadym Chenchik was appointed acting head of the State Border Service (SBS). - By Decree No. 836/2026, Valeriy Vavrynyuk was relieved of his duties as head of the Border Service. - Chenchik is a major general, Deputy Head of the SBS since 2019, born in 1972, and holds three higher education degrees. - In parallel, Zelensky appointed 11 HACC judges and 5 appellate-instance judges in connection with the conditions of EU support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed Decree No. 837/2026 on August 31, 2026, temporarily appointing Vadym Chenchik, Deputy Head of the State Border Service (SBS), as the acting head of the agency. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the president's official website. The decree took effect on the day of its signing, meaning the immediate transfer of operational control of the border agency to the new interim leader. ### Two Decrees in One Day: Dismissal and Appointment The personnel decision was formalized through a pair of documents signed on the same day. By Decree No. 836/2026, Valeriy Vavrynyuk was relieved of his duties as head of the State Border Service of Ukraine. Immediately afterward, Decree No. 837/2026 transferred his functions to his deputy β€” Vadym Chenchik. Thus, the agency underwent a smooth but complete change in interim leadership: the previous head left the post, and his successor for the period of acting duties became the incumbent Deputy Head of the SBS. ### Who Is Vadym Chenchik Vadym Chenchik is a Ukrainian military officer, a major general, who has held the position of Deputy Head of the State Border Service since 2019. He was born on November 15, 1972, in the settlement of Katerynopil in Cherkasy Oblast. According to data available in open sources, Chenchik holds three higher education degrees: in 1994 he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic, in 1998 from the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Ukraine Border Troops Academy, and in 2006 from the Kharkiv National Pedagogical University. He was awarded the rank of major general in 2022, and in 2011 he was decorated with the "For Military Service to Ukraine" medal. ### Career in Border Structures Chenchik began his military service in 1994 and has since steadily progressed through officer and leadership positions in border units. In various years he headed the Mostyskyi and Mukachevskyi border detachments and also held leadership positions in the Eastern and Western Regional Directorates of the Border Service. This profile β€” a combination of field service in detachments and managerial experience in regional structures β€” determined his appointment as the interim head of the entire agency in 2026. ### Context: Parallel Personnel Decisions Chenchik's appointment fits into a broader context of presidential personnel decisions made during the same period. In particular, Volodymyr Zelensky appointed new judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court and its Appellate Chamber: 11 HACC judges and five appellate-instance judges were appointed to their positions. According to available assessments, this decision is necessary to meet the conditions related to the further provision of financial support to Ukraine by the EU in the amount of 250–300 million euros. The combination of these steps indicates the simultaneous resolution of personnel issues in the law enforcement agencies and the judicial system. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [Zelensky Appoints New Acting Head of the Border Service](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zelenskiy-priznachiv-novogo-v-o-golovi-derzhprikordonsluzhbi-1788178616.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ подписаниС ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·Π° ΠΎ Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π§Π΅Π½Ρ‡ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈ освобоТдСниС Π’Π°Π²Ρ€ΠΈΠ½ΡŽΠΊΠ°, ссылаСтся Π½Π° сайт ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚Π°. - [Zelensky Appoints New Acting Chairman of the State Border Service](https://24tv.ua/ru/zelenskij-naznachil-vadima-chenchika-io-glavy-gpsu-chto-izvestno_n3132991) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π’Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π§Π΅Π½Ρ‡ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈ.ΠΎ. прСдсСдатСля Π“ΠŸΠ‘Π£ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ биографичСскиС Π΄Π°Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who has been appointed acting head of Ukraine's State Border Service? **A:** The acting head of the SBS has been appointed as its deputy, Vadym Chenchik, a major general, pursuant to Decree No. 837/2026 dated August 31, 2026. ### Q: What happened to the previous head of the agency? **A:** Valeriy Vavrynyuk was relieved of his duties as head of the State Border Service by Decree No. 836/2026, signed on the same day. ### Q: When did the personnel decrees take effect? **A:** The decree appointing Chenchik took effect on the day of its signing β€” August 31, 2026.