One of the two Armenian soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm has died, the other is in a serious condition, the Defense Ministry reports.

The army lost communication with contract servicemen K. Shahnazaryan and A. Hovhannisyan who were moving from one military base to another during a blizzard.

Shahnazaryan was taken to a military hospital immediately after evacuation, while Hovhannisyan's life could not be saved.