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.

A sign on the barracks of the Kazakh 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade, indicating its military unit number

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

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Country Forces type Code rules Example
  Russia Armed Forces 5 digits 28376
National Guard 4 digits 2837
  Ukraine Armed Forces 1 Cyrillic letter and 4 digits А0104
National Guard 4 digits 2837
  Belarus Armed Forces 5 digits 37615
Internal Troops 4 digits 2837
  Kazakhstan Armed Forces 5 digits 32363
National Guard 4 digits 6506
  Tajikistan Armed Forces 5 digits 08050
Internal Troops 4 digits 6506
  Uzbekistan Armed Forces 5 digits 08050
National Guard 4 digits 6506

See also

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References

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