Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Tuesday,

6th of June, 2023.

Today, we're learning more about a private plane crash that prompted fighter jets over

the nation's capital, plus as Ukraine's counteroffensive here, and we look at Apple's

new augmented reality headset.

The pilot of a business jet that crashed in rural Virginia after flying over Washington

appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, according to three US officials yesterday.

The plane slammed into a mountain on Sunday, killing four people.

The plane bound for New York from Tennessee took an erratic flight path, turning around

over Long Island, before flying directly over the nation's capital.

That led the military to scramble fighter jets, causing a sonic boom over Washington.

Remote terrain around the crash site has made for a tricky investigation, and an NTSB

investigator said the wreckage is highly fragmented.

The plane is not required to have a flight recorder.

Ukraine's army claimed to be gaining ground yesterday along a wide front in the Bakmoud

area.

That's amid Russian claims that the long-awaited Ukraine counteroffensive may be underway.

Ukrainian officials have said they won't formally announce the start of the counteroffensive,

but they acknowledge their forces were increasing offensive operations.

Meanwhile, a major dam and power plant were destroyed earlier today in a part of southern

Ukraine controlled by Russia.

The incident caused massive flooding, that's put thousands of homes at risk.

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