Strilecha is located at a distance of about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the Russia–Ukraine border.

[2][3] Strilecha was founded in 1695 as a frontier settlement of the expanding Tsardom of Russia.

[4] Ukrainian troops first arrived in the village on 13 September 2022, after a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.

[4] The 247th Battalion of Ukraine's 127th Territorial Defense Brigade announced that its forces had recaptured Strilecha on 13 September 2022, raising the Ukrainian flag in the village.

[5][6] Strilecha was once again captured by Russian forces on 10 May 2024 during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.