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title: "\"It's a tool, not a media outlet\": MP Zheleznyak reveals Telegram channel income and AI's role in his work"
description: "People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak in an interview with RBC-Ukraine stated that he earns about 1,000 dollars from his Telegram channel, uses AI for routine tasks, and personally writes all posts, calling the channel a tool of political communication rather than a media project."
date: 2026-10-28T13:15:05.028Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/zheleznyak-telegram-income-ai-politics
tags: [ukraine, parliament, telegram, ai, politics, zheleznyak, social-media]
author: "Alexander Buran, Marina Slivenko"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# "It's a tool, not a media outlet": MP Zheleznyak reveals Telegram channel income and AI's role in his work

![Member of Parliament of Ukraine Yaroslav Zheleznyak in the Verkhovna Rada session hall](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/28/zheleznyak-dohod-telegram-kanal-ii-politika/zheleznyak-dohod-telegram-kanal-ii-politika-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Zheleznyak earns about 1,000 dollars monthly from his Telegram channel, which goes to support his team
- All original texts are written personally by the MP, while AI (a $200 Claude subscription) is used for technical content processing
- The remainder of income is directed to charity or military bonds
- The channel emerged spontaneously due to the lack of official broadcasts of Rada meetings
- Zheleznyak plans to continue his political career and is preparing legislative initiatives

People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak in an interview with RBC-Ukraine as part of the "Don't Interrupt" project with Volodymyr Kurenny spoke in detail about how his parliamentary Telegram channel is structured, how much he earns from online traffic, and what role artificial intelligence plays in his work. In his own words, the channel has become one of the main "insider" resources of the Verkhovna Rada, and he himself has become a key source of operational information about parliamentary decisions for voters and business.

### From a spontaneous phenomenon to systemic communication

Zheleznyak explained that the phenomenon of parliamentary Telegram channels and high activity of MPs in social networks arose spontaneously due to the lack of official broadcasts from Verkhovna Rada meetings. "I began to explain parliament's decisions in simple and understandable language so that voters and business could understand what exactly deputies are voting for," the MP said. He emphasizes that he does not try to turn his channel into a media holding and views it solely as a tool of political communication, rather than a commercial project.

### Personal authorship and the "human factor"

Zheleznyak paid special attention to the fact that he creates all the texts in the channel personally. "Here we are sitting with you now... And during this time not a single post will come out. Because I am writing this. And it only works that way," the deputy emphasized. He added that during evening storytime with his son from 21:00 to 21:30, subscribers also won't see any publications. According to him, it is the author's personal presence in the content that ensures audience trust and distinguishes his channel from news aggregators.

### Artificial intelligence as a technical assistant

Despite the emphasis on personal authorship, Zheleznyak's team actively uses artificial intelligence for routine tasks and processing large data arrays. In particular, the MP reported that a subscription to advanced AI models, such as Claude costing 200 dollars, allows for the complete automation of technical content processing, deduplication, and reader feedback handling. Thus, AI takes over the mechanical part of the work, freeing up time for analytics and original texts.

### Financial transparency: $1000 for the team and the rest to charity

Answering a question about financial profit from blogging, Zheleznyak named a specific figure: about 1,000 dollars of monthly income from social networks. According to him, this amount entirely goes toward supporting the team. "The rest we give to charity or military bonds if anything remains," the MP explained. At the same time, he admitted that in terms of views, Mykola Davydyuk remains the leader among parliamentary colleagues, and he does not consider himself the leader.

### Political goals and future plans

Zheleznyak calls the main goal of his publicity not traffic monetization, but the opportunity for direct dialogue with society, obtaining feedback, and "pushing through" the changes necessary for the state — from budget decisions to the fight against corruption schemes. The MP also reported that he intends to continue in politics: right now he is forming a team and preparing a list of legislative initiatives that he plans to submit for parliamentary review.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- ["Это инструмент, а не медиа": Железняк рассказал о своих заработках в соцсетях и работе с ИИ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/tse-instrument-media-zheleznyak-rozpoviv-1793185335.html) - Primary source — a direct interview with Zheleznyak in the "Don't Interrupt" project with Volodymyr Kurenny. All quotes, figures ($1000, $200 for Claude) and facts are taken from this material.

## FAQ

### How much does Zheleznyak earn from his Telegram channel?

According to the MP himself, about 1,000 dollars monthly. This amount is entirely directed toward supporting his team, and the remainder goes to charity or purchasing military bonds.

### Why does Zheleznyak personally write posts?

He believes that the channel only works when the author personally creates the content. In the interview, he emphasized that during the recording of a broadcast or evening reading to his son, posts are not published because he writes them himself.

### What role does AI play in the channel's work?

Artificial intelligence is used for routine tasks: technical content processing, deduplication, and handling reader feedback. Zheleznyak mentioned a subscription to the Claude model costing 200 dollars.

### Who is the leader in views among parliamentary channels?

Zheleznyak himself named his parliamentary colleague Mykola Davydyuk as the leader in terms of views, noting that he does not consider himself the leader.