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The new head has been serving as deputy since autumn 2019.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky issued decrees in August 31, 2026, changing the temporary acting head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and appointing Deputy Head Vadym Chenchyka.
Thus, by decree No. 836/2026 Zelensky relieved the temporary acting head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Valeriy Vavrynyuk, who had held the position since January.
By another decree, the acting head of the State Border Guard Service was entrusted to Vadym Chenchyka.
Vadym Chenchyka has held the position of deputy head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine since September 2019. Prior to that, he spent a month as deputy chief of staff for border service of the Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service.
In 2015-2016, he held the position of assistant to the head of the regional administration for international cooperation and border-representational work – head of the international cooperation and border-representational work sector of the Eastern Regional Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
The position of head of the State Border Guard Service remains vacant since January 2026, when Serhiy Dayneka was dismissed from the post. On him, on 22 January, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine was handed a suspicion of systematic bribery for facilitating unobstructed crossing of the state border.
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