It was established on 20 October 1992 and armed with GAZ-66, UAZ and LuAZ vehicles and started operations in 1993.

At around 8:00 p.m., the connection with them was lost, and at the same time, a message appeared in the Russian media about the detention of two guardsmen of the Sumy Detachment by the FSB Border Service of Russia.

[3] The captured personnel were released on 2 March 2018, as a part of a prisoner exchange.

[5] A column of Russian military vehicles crossed the international border at the Bachivsk [uk] checkpoint, manned by the personnel of the Sumy Detachment[failed verification] around 5:00 on 24 February.

[9] On 17 March 2024, Russian sabotage groups failed to cross the border into Sumy after the detachment intercepted them.