U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskyy and other officials in Kyiv. This was the first high-level U.S. visit to Ukraine since the start of the conflict two months ago.

The United States believes Ukraine can win the war against Russia if it has the "right equipment", Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said on Monday, as Kyiv accused Russia of failing to reach a deal to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol. 

The landmark visit by Austin and Blinken to Ukraine comes as the war entered its third month, with thousands killed and millions displaced by the fighting.

The cabinet secretaries pledged new assistance worth $713 million for Zelenskyy's government and countries in the region, where Russia's military campaign has raised fears of further aggression by Moscow. 

The aid package includes about $300 million to allow the country to purchase necessary weapons. The rest of the money will go to Ukraine's regional allies who need to resupply after sending weapons to their neighbor.

The new money brings the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine to $3.7 billion since the conflict began, officials said.

Just last week on April 21, Biden had announced another assistance package worth $800 million, to bolster Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops in the country's east. 

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The new $800 million assistance package includes:

• 800 stinger anti-aircraft systems

• 2,000 javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems

• 100 tactical unmanned aerial systems

• 100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, and 400 shotguns

• over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds

• 25,000 sets of body armor

• 25,000 helmets

In addition to these, previous U.S. assistance committed to Ukraine includes:

• over 600 stinger anti-aircraft systems

• approximately 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems

• five Mi-17 helicopters

• three patrol boats

• four counter-artillery and counter-unmanned aerial system tracking radars

• four counter-mortar radar systems

• 200 grenade launchers and ammunition

• 200 shotguns and 200 machine guns

• Nearly 40 million rounds of small arms ammunition and over 1 million grenade, mortar, and artillery rounds

• 70 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles and other vehicles

• secure communications, electronic warfare detection systems, body armor, helmets, and other tactical gear

• military medical equipment to support treatment and combat evacuation

• explosive ordnance disposal and demining equipment; and 

• satellite imagery and analysis capability. 

The United States has also been pushing its allies to authorize and facilitate additional assistance to Ukraine as it fights Russian troops. At least 30 countries have provided military assistance to Ukraine since the Russian offensive began.