During World War II, Liubotyn was under German occupation from 20 October 1941 to 22 February 1943 and again from 9 March to 29 August 1943.

[3] The city's pride is the longest covered pedestrian railway bridge in Europe, with a total length of 260 meters.

The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven.

As a result of two explosions, the lyceum of railway transport, where the center for the distribution of humanitarian aid was located, was damaged.

[6][7] Ethnic composition according to the Ukrainian national census in 2001:[8] The following people have been born or have lived in Liubotyn: