Military Unit Number

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

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

• 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.