Military Unit Number

A Military Unit Number 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

CountryForces typeCode rulesExample
 RUSArmed Forces5 digits28376
National Guard4 digits2837
 UKRArmed Forces1 Cyrillic letter and 4 digitsА0104
National Guard4 digits2837
 BLRArmed Forces5 digits37615
Internal Troops4 digits2837
 KAZArmed Forces5 digits32363
National Guard4 digits6506
 TJKArmed Forces5 digits08050
Internal Troops4 digits6506
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References

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