The village of Wólka was first mentioned in the 2nd half of the 17th century as a village in the Pinsk district, Brest voivodeship. The village belonged to the sub-county of the Pinsk district, of the royal captain Jan Karol Dolski, as part of the Chomsk estate. It was mentioned in 1663, in connection with the “raid” and robbery by soldiers of the choir of the Mozyr sub-county of Abuchowicz.

The village of Wólka, near Braszewicze, was first mentioned in 1662 as a village in Brest district, Brest voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. From 1791 the village was a part of Kobryn district, Brest voivodeship. From 1795 it was part of the Russian Empire, in Slonim province, from 1797 in Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in Grodno province. The village is shown on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1866:

Vulka Popinskaia was first mentioned in 1858, the center of the village community in Osovetska volost, Kobrin district, Grodno province. It belonged to the estate of Popin, landowner Ivan Zhuk. The village had 297 revision souls. During the uprising of 1863, a self-defense detachment from the rebel villagers operated in the village. In 1905 the village had 640 inhabitants. The village is shown on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire of 1846-1866: