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.
For Ground Forces the Military Unit Number is assigned for a military unit ; 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
Armed Forces5 digits28376
National Guard4 digits2837
Armed Forces1 Cyrillic letter and 4 digitsА0104
National Guard4 digits2837
Armed Forces5 digits37615
Internal Troops4 digits2837
Armed Forces5 digits32363
National Guard4 digits6506
Armed Forces5 digits08050
Internal Troops4 digits6506