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\"This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine. These new capabilities include artillery systems, artillery rounds, and armored personnel carriers,\" Biden said.

\"I have also approved the transfer of additional helicopters. In addition, we continue to facilitate the transfer of significant capabilities from our Allies and partners around the world,\" Biden added.

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PHOTO: Local residents stand atop of a Russian tank damaged during fightings between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022.
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According to the Pentagon, the list of new military hardware includes 155mm howitzer artillery -- a specific request from Ukraine -- 200 M-113 armored personnel carriers, 100 armored humvees, 300 Switchblade drones, and 11 MI-17 helicopters. The U.S. had given Ukraine five helicopters as part of an earlier shipment.

\"And again, the Ukrainians have made it clear that in this fight that's coming, artillery is a critical need -- not just the artillery piece itself, but the rounds that go with it,\" Kirby said following Biden's announcement. \"You can see, there's 40,000 rounds that are going on with this -- and we will be in an iterative conversation with them going forward and if they need additional artillery rounds, clearly the United States will do what we can to fill those needs.\"

Reiterating the U.S. position not to send U.S. forces to fight in Ukraine, Kirby told reporters, \"There will be no U.S. pilots flying the helicopters into Ukraine.\"

\"Unmanned coastal defense vessels\" were also included on the lengthy list of equipment, some of which will require specific training.

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PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks about the war in Ukraine at the North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., April 6, 2022.
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The additional aid comes after Biden called Russia's action's in Ukraine \"genocide\" for the first time and as Zelenskyy warns Putin could use chemical weapons in Ukraine.

The U.S. has now given Ukraine nearly $3 billion in security assistance.

ABC News' Matt Seyler contributed to this story.

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