Some 159 Ukraine's united territorial communities will receive UAH 1 billion in the current year, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk has said.

He made these comments on air of "10 Minutes with the Prime Minister" program on Sunday night.

Yatseniuk said the money would be allocated for the infrastructure projects, reconstruction of health care and educational institutions, repairs of roads and in schools, as well as improvement of the life quality in the communities.

Energy efficacy projects will be funded separately, the premier said.