Military Unit Number
Numeric designation for military and paramilitary units of post-Soviet states
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A Military Unit Number (Russian: Войсковая часть) is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the armed forces and internal troops of post-Soviet states, originally used by those of the Soviet Union.

For ground forces the military unit number is assigned for a military unit (corps, division, brigade, etc.); for navy the military unit number is assigned for a single ship.
The number is also used for the unit's military mail.
Military Unit Number standards for post-Soviet states
Country | Forces type | Code rules | Example |
---|---|---|---|
RUS | Armed Forces | 5 digits | 28376 |
National Guard | 4 digits | 2837 | |
UKR | Armed Forces | 1 Cyrillic letter and 4 digits | А0104 |
National Guard | 4 digits | 2837 | |
BLR | Armed Forces | 5 digits | 37615 |
Internal Troops | 4 digits | 2837 | |
KAZ | Armed Forces | 5 digits | 32363 |
National Guard | 4 digits | 6506 | |
TJK | Armed Forces | 5 digits | 08050 |
Internal Troops | 4 digits | 6506 | |
UZB | Armed Forces | 5 digits | 08050 |
National Guard | 4 digits | 6506 |
See also
References
- Ogarkov, Nikolai (1979). Советская военная энциклопедия [Soviet Military Encyclopedia]. «ВАВИЛОН — ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ»[Babylon–Civilian] (in русский). Vol. 2. Moscow: Voenizdat. p. 304.