The settlement was first mentioned in 1190 with its name recorded as Kozyatici. In 1863 Borodianka became known for its
anti-Russian uprising led by Władysław Żeleński as part of the
January Uprising.
Ukrainian War of Independence In January 1918 Borodianka was the site of a battle fought by
Sich Riflemen and
Haidamak kish of
Left-bank Ukraine against the
Bolsheviks, which were part of the
fights for Kyiv.
1930s - 1940s In December 1932, the first victims of the
Holodomor fell. The exact number of deaths in Borodyanka from famine and famine-related diseases has not been established. In 1990, a cross was erected in the local cemetery at the site of the mass burial of Holodomor victims. On the second day after the start of the
German-Soviet War, the first echelons of those drafted into the Red Army were sent west from Borodyanka Station. 795 inhabitants of Borodyanka fought on the fronts of the Second World War, 240 of them died. 53 people from Borodyanka were sent to work in Germany. Hitler's occupiers burned 103 estates. On 8 November 1943 Borodianka was liberated by the Soviet regiments of
75th Guards Rifle Division from the occupation of
Nazi Germany. Reconstruction work began immediately after its relief.
Post-war period In connection with the development of the socialist economy and the growth of the village in 1957, Borodyanka was classified as an urban-type settlement. In 1956, a bus began to run on the route Borodyanka - Borodyanka station. In 1970, 5,110 people lived in Borodyanka. The village received a great impetus in its development with the construction of a branch of the Kyiv manufacturer "
Red Excavator" (ATEK) (director - Kyryliuk VH, 19.11.1939 - 09.07.2002), which began in 1974. In the next two decades, housing construction for plant workers and the reconstruction of the central part of the village were launched. In 1985, a new school for 1,200 students was built at the expense of the excavator plant. In the autumn of 1976, the Borodyanka collective farm (kolkhoz) named after Lenin was headed by A. M. Ignatov (24.10.1935 - 04.02.1994). During his leadership, a housing estate for collective farmers was built, production was significantly expanded with the introduction of processing shops. In 1986, as a result of the
Chernobyl accident, the village, as well as the entire Borodyanka district, was assigned to the zone of enhanced radioecological control. In 1987, the village of Shevchenkove of the Borodyanka Village Council was included in the Borodyanka urban-type settlement. In the early 90s, on the basis of the collective farm, agricultural firm "Renaissance" was established. In 1999, the kolkhoz land was disbanded and the Kolos private agricultural enterprise was established (headed by B. M. Batov). Until 18 July 2020, Borodianka served as an administrative center of
Borodianka Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Borodianka Raion was merged into Bucha Raion.
2022 invasion of Ukraine During the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Borodianka was on the main axis of the
Russian advance on Kyiv launched on 24 February 2022 and it came under heavy Russian air strikes and artillery shelling early in the war's 2022 campaign. Russian troops blew up bridges and blockaded the area — leaving survivors to starve as supplies couldn't reach the town. Russian soldiers looted shops and residences. Russian airborne troops had taken
Hostomel and its airfield to the south-east of Borodyanka and since there was no big supply route further east along the Dniepr to Hostomel, Borodyanka became a key logistics connection. An infamous convoy ran through the town, entering from the north. Ukrainian forces counter-attacked and destroyed Russian defensive positions in the north-west along the highway. By 30 March 2022, as the Russian forces — bogged down in a stalemate around Kyiv — withdrew to their launch point in
Belarus, Borodianka had been devastated, its residential blocks left in ruins and civilians trapped in rubble. On 5 April 2022, Ukrainian officials warned that casualties in the town were likely higher than those in nearby
Bucha. Inhabitants reported that Russian troops were deliberately targeting them and blocking rescue efforts during their presence in the area. Some people were reported abducted, interrogated and taken to Belarus. The bombardments were at the beginning of March, so in April, those who were hiding in the buildings' basements when they collapsed are dead. Excavation equipment is not readily available, leaving the death toll an early estimate of 200 to 400 people. A curfew was in place until April 7 for de-mining to take place. Volunteers were collecting bodies from accessible spaces. In November 2022, a number of murals appeared on the walls of damaged buildings in the town. The anonymous British street artist
Banksy later posted images of one mural on social media. French artist
C215 (street artist) also painted murals in the city around the same time. Until 26 January 2024, Borodianka was designated
urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Borodianka became a rural settlement. == Population ==