99th Headquarters and Support Battalion (Ukraine)

The 99th Headquarters and Support Battalion is a separate and independent battalion of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces tasked mostly with management, logistics and rear support but also to some extent, combat support to other units of the SOF. It was established in 2016 and is garrisoned at Brovary.

99th Headquarters and Support Battalion
99-й окремий батальйон управління та забезпечення
Battalion Insignia
Active	2016-present
Country	Ukraine
Allegiance	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Special Operations Forces
Type	Battalion
Role	Rear support, Armament, Morale and psychological support and Combat support
Part of	SOF General Command
Garrison/HQ	Brovary
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbass Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Decorations	Courage and Bravery
Commanders
Current commander	Pavliy Oleksandr Stepanovych
Insignia
Field Insignia

History

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^[1] mainly in four fields: rear support, armament, morale and psychological support and combat support.^[2]

The battalion was initially garrisoned at Berdychiv in Zhytomyr Oblast, but was later transferred to Brovary in Kyiv Oblast.^[3]

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 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battalion's volleyball team also won the first veteran volleyball championship in Ukraine.^[4][5]

Commanders

• Pavliy Oleksandr Stepanovych^[6]