During the Ukrainian War of Independence, fierce battles took place near the settlement between Bolshevik forces and the Volunteer Army led by Pyotr Wrangel.

During the Soviet times, the settlement had the central manor of the "Road to Communism" collective farm, which was known for its meat and dairy livestock breeding, as well as its production of cereals, such as winter wheat.

On November 7, 2014, during the war in Donbas, Ukrainian border guards repelled an attack by a group of armed men near Blahodatne.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed to have repelled an attack on Blahodatne and 13 other settlements in the eastern part of the Donetsk region.

The situation along the front line was described as challenging, with 17 people wounded and 4 civilians killed in Russian attacks on the region.