[1] People from the town include Olena Tokar who made a career in Europe as a lyric soprano.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a skirmish near the settlement in the course of an infiltration attempt through the demarcation line by pro-Russian forces supported by 120 mm mortar fire on 1 December 2016.

[3] One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a direct clash with separatist troops on 15 July 2017.

[4] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia launched heavy air strikes against Novotoshkivske.

[6] On 26 April 2022 Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces had captured the settlement.