Vovkove, known originally as Nei-Liebental, was founded in 1872 by German settlers from the Liebental colonies (now the villages of Velykodolynske and Malodolynske).[2]
Until 18 July 2020, Vovkove belonged to Ivanivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Ivanivka Raion was merged into Berezivka Raion.[3][4]