Borysivka was called Sontsivka (Ukrainian: Сонцівка) before 1897 and the population in 2001 was 533 people.
Geography
Borysivka is located 3 km from the left bank of the Lypets [uk]. The village is right on the border with Russia, oppositely bordering the Russian village of Solntsevka [ru; uk] in Belgorod Oblast. A dried-up stream flows through Borysivka and a large garden massif is adjacent to the village.
History
Borysivka was first mentioned in 1779 as Sontsivka (or Sontsevka in Russian) as a settlement within the Russian Empire.[2]
^Описи Харківського намісництва кінця XVIII ст.: Описово-статистичні джерела / АН УРСР. Археограф. комісія та ін. Упоряд. В. О. Пірко, О. І. Гуржій; Редкол. П. С. Сохань (відп. ред.) та ін.— К. : Наук, думка, 1991.— с. 144.
^Riley Bailey; Angelica Evans; Christina Harward; Grace Mappes; Frederick W. Kagan (2024-05-10). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2024". understandingwar.org. ISW. Retrieved 2024-05-13. Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov and Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that Russian forces seized Strilecha, Krasne, Pylna, and Borisivka (all north to northeast of Lyptsi), and Butusov reported that Russian forces have established a foothold in the area five kilometers deep and 10 kilometers wide.