Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced via the social media platform Telegram that 59 drones approaching Moscow had been destroyed.
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All four airports, which were temporarily closed after at least 59 drones were shot down over the Russian capital Moscow, have resumed operations.
Officials said the airports were reopened at 5:39 a.m. local time.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the social media platform Telegram that 59 drones heading towards Moscow had been destroyed.
As Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian cities, Ukraine has been carrying out drone strikes inside Russia in retaliation.
However, Mayor Sobyanin did not specify whether the drones were launched from Ukraine.
Russian aviation authorities had temporarily closed all four Moscow airports, citing security reasons.
