The importance of communities in the life of society is highlight-ed, their types and criteria for formation are identified. The un-derstanding of innovative communities, their contribution to sus-tainable and inclusive development of territories and key areas of formation are revealed. The author substantiates the possibili-ties of innovative communities in the revival of war-affected terri-tories of Ukraine on the principles of sustainability, and draws attention to the institutional and socio-cultural changes that should be made in Ukrainian society to release the innovative potential of communities.