It was founded in 1906 and was originally named Yuzhny (Russian: Южный, lit. 'southern').

[1]: 53  It hosts the administration of Pivdenne urban hromada.

[3] The linguist Yuri Knorozov, who played a key role in the decipherment of the Maya script, grew up in Yuzhny.

He lived in a house built by his father on Karl Marx Street.

[1]: 56, 59 This article about a location in Kharkiv Oblast is a stub.