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A Military Unit Number (Russian: войсковая часть, в/ ч; Ukrainian: військова частина, в/ ч) is a unique numeric code assigned to military units of the Soviet Union and some Post-Soviet states. It is usually a four or five digit code for the purpose of identifying units of the armed forces and internal troops.
A sign on the barracks of the 35th Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Kazakh Air Assault Forces, indicating its Military Unit Number 32363.
Military Unit Numbers for ground forces are assigned for a specific military unit (corps, division, brigade, etc.) while for the navy it is assigned to an individual ship. The number is also used for the unit's military mail and other logistics.
Military Unit Number standards for post-Soviet states
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Country
Forces type
Code rules
Example
Russia
Armed Forces
5 digits
28376
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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Military unit cover designator
Unit Identification Code
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.
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