The new head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Oksana Ferchuk, does not plan to create her own Telegram channel. At the same time, the official channel of the Ministry of Digital Transformation in the messenger will continue to work.
The new head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Oksana Ferchuk, does not plan to create her own Telegram channel. At the same time, the official channel of the Ministry of Digital Transformation in the messenger will continue to work.
Ferchuk stated this in an interview with Forbes.
When asked whether she would have a personal Telegram channel FERCHUK, the minister answered categorically: «Definitely not. I have a negative attitude towards Telegram.»
Ferchuk explained that during her four years of work at the Ministry of Defense, she had directly encountered cyber threats and therefore was cautious about the messenger.
At the same time, the minister admits that Telegram remains one of the main communication channels for Ukrainians, so the Ministry of Digital Affairs does not plan to completely abandon it in state communication yet. «I was at the Ministry of Defense for four years in the face of cyber threats. I see that most of society uses it. I take this into account,» she said.
According to Ferchuk, the official channel of the Ministry of Digital Affairs on Telegram will continue to operate. «The Ministry of Digital Affairs channel will continue to be there, but I will look for options to explain to society that there may be other tools,» the minister added.
At the same time, Ferchuk plans to increase the Ministry of Digital Affairs' presence on social networks, but promises to do so selectively.
The new head of the Ministry of Digital Affairs headed the ministry on July 16, 2026. Prior to that, she worked for four years at the Ministry of Defense, where she was responsible for digitalization and managed part of the IT department.
