The
battalion was established on 14 March 2016, along with the creation of the
Special Operations Forces to ensure the provision of support to SOF mainly in four fields: rear support, armament, morale and psychological support and combat support. The battalion was initially garrisoned at
Berdychiv in
Zhytomyr Oblast, but was later transferred to
Brovary in
Kyiv Oblast. Since August 2017, the 99th Separate Command and Support Battalion has been providing support to other units of
Special Operations Forces during the
War in Donbass and later in the
Russo-Ukrainian war. The battalion's volleyball team also won the first veteran volleyball championship in Ukraine. ==Commanders==