WASHINGTON&nbsp;(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr&nbsp;Zelenskiy&nbsp;is expected to&nbsp;visit&nbsp;the White House and the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, though security concerns could force a change in plans, two&nbsp;sources&nbsp;familiar with the planning said Tuesday.
Punchbowl News first reported the possible trip, which would be&nbsp;Zelenskiy's first known&nbsp;visit&nbsp;outside Ukraine since Russia launched its assault on the country on Feb. 24.
Zelenskiy&nbsp;is expected to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;congressional&nbsp;leadership and national-security committee chiefs from the Republican and Democratic parties and could address a joint session of Congress, Punchbowl reported earlier.
Zelenskiy&nbsp;made a surprise trip to troops in the battered eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, underlining Russia's stuttering but persistent attempts to capture it. In a Tuesday night video address, he referred to his trip to "Fortress Bakhmut" in Donetsk, one of the provinces Russia claimed in September but most countries reject as illegal occupation.
Zelenskiy&nbsp;last left Ukraine for the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 19, according to his official schedule. His spokesman did not immediately respond to a written message seeking confirmation.
Earlier on Tuesday, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there would be a session of Congress on Wednesday night which would have a "very special focus on democracy."
Pelosi's remarks, which came in a letter, did not elaborate on what the session would be about. Her office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported&nbsp;visit&nbsp;by&nbsp;Zelenskiy.
U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, co-chair of the&nbsp;Congressional&nbsp;Ukraine Caucus, told CBS News there were ongoing efforts to bring&nbsp;Zelenskiy&nbsp;to the Capitol on Wednesday and to have him address Congress.
"We'd be very honored to have him&nbsp;visit. I'm amazed he can make it in view of the situation. It'd be a great gift to have him at the Capitol. We're working with the&nbsp;leadership to be helpful. We personally understand if he cannot make it last minute," Kaptur was quoted as saying by CBS News.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle; additional reporting by Costas Pitas and Lidia Kelly; writing by Kanishka Singh; Editing by Scott Malone, Eric Beech and Cynthia Osterman)

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