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The settlement was founded in 1939 as Hrodivka with the construction of a coal mine.[3] The settlement was occupied by Nazi Germany from October 1941 to September 1943 during World War II.[3]
Novohrodivka received city status and its modern name in 1958.[3]
The city has repeatedly come under Russian strikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, causing damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties.[4][5][6] In August 2024, amidst recent Russian advances in the area near Novohrodivka, the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration ordered the evacuation of 744 children and their families from the city.[7]
On 16 August, during the ongoing Pokrovsk offensive, Russia was reportedly attempting to storm the city.[8] By 19 August, the population had reportedly decreased to 1,500.[9] On 22 August, Russian forces entered the city from the east.[10] By 27 August, Russian forces occupied almost the entirety of the city,[11] and by 28 August were widely reported to have fully captured it.[12]
^"Russian attacks kill two, wound 26 in Ukraine". Reuters. 4 July 2024. Nine others, including four children, were wounded in a drone attack and shelling in the town of Novohrodivka, in the frontline Donetsk region, governor Vadym Filashkin said.
