Military Unit Number
Numeric designation for military and paramilitary units of post-Soviet states / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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.