Military Unit Number

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A Military Unit Number (Russian: Войсковая часть) is a numeric alternate designation for military units in the

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

• Military unit cover designator
• Unit Identification Code

References

• Ogarkov, Nikolai (1979). Советская военная энциклопедия [Soviet Military Encyclopedia]. «ВАВИЛОН — ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ»[Babylon–Civilian] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Voenizdat. p. 304.