DUBAI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Monday sent a cable of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the crash of a Russian passenger plane that killed 71 people aboard, local media reported.

The president expressed his sincere condolences to the Russian president, the Russian people and the families of the victims, UAE state news agency WAM reported.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, also sent similar condolences to the Russian president.

A Russian airliner carrying 71 people crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from the country's second-busiest airport in Moscow, killing all the people on board.

The Antonov-148 of Saratov Airlines with 65 passengers and a crew of six was en route from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to Orsk of the Orenburg Region in western Russia.