Sopych has been known since the middle of the 16th century. In the 17th century it belonged to Hetman
Ivan Samoylovych. On June 5, 1750, it was transferred to the possession of Hetman
Kirill Razumovsky. In 1917, it has been part of the
Ukrainian People's Republic, and since April 1918, it has been part of the Ukrainian State of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky. In 1921, the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic gained control of the village, which was resisted by local residents. The village suffered as a result of the
Holodomor carried out by the
Soviet Union in 1923–1933 and in 1946–1947, which resulted in at least 206 villagers dying. On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 723-r "On the Determination of Administrative Centers and Approval of Territories of Territorial Communities of Sumy Region", it became part of the Esman settlement hromada. On July 19, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and the liquidation of the
Hlukhiv Raion, the village became part of the newly formed Shostka Raion.
Russo-Ukrainian War On August 1, 2024, Russian forces struck the village with an FPV drone. A community resident was injured. A residential building in the village was also damaged by shelling. On August 10, 2024, Russians forces shelled the village with mortars, damaging 2 private houses, the
Operational Command North reported. On August 22, 2024, at about noon, another Russian shelling took place. Village residents born in 1950 and 1957 — Volodymyr Onishchenko and Vasyl Oleksienko — were killed. Valentina Oleksienko, the latter’s wife, was wounded. People were in the garden at the time of the shelling. On August 28, 2024, the team of the rapid response unit of the Sumy regional organization of the
Ukrainian Red Cross Society and
Red Crescent Movement managed to evacuate 57 people from the village of Sopych yesterday. Among them were four people with limited mobility and ten elderly people. The village is currently at a very high level of danger due to shelling. Volunteers made four trips to pick up everyone who had made a decision at that time and was ready to evacuate. Everyone was taken to the city of Hlukhiv. Then 13 people from among the evacuees were taken to the regional center. As of March 6, 2026, the Russians occupied the village of Sopych. After that, they kidnapped and took the residents to the Russia. A report with 19 kidnapped Ukrainians was shown on Russian television, these people refused to evacuate and remained in the border village, despite the occupation. ==Population==