Russian conscription age used to be up to 27 before changed to 30 in 2024.
So the graph basically saying female surplus is not related to Ukraine war.

It would be making sense to deduct male is working in more hazardous environments. Earlier Soviet disintegration might contributed more to social impact compare to current war

It depend what is ur baseline for comparison which formed ur belief

Many russian do miss Soviet era especially first 10 years after disintegration when chaos reign. Putin is not perfect but he did restore russia prestige and for male life expectancy, it did even better than soviet era. Putin seen how mighty collapsed and he did what he deem the best

Just like USA China competition and subsequent worldwide trade war. Some choose to submissive and sign agreement to accept higher tariff. Some choose to fight it head on and let pain hit on US as well. It depend the nation strength and wills to face the bull by its horn.

No winner without casualties in war. Some fight for glory. Some fight for families. Some fight for nation greater good. Everyone for its own reason.

Male life expectancy in the Soviet Union fluctuated, peaking around the late 1980s near 65 years but experiencing steep declines in the early 1990s post-collapse, hitting lows around 57-59 years due to economic turmoil, alcoholism, and lifestyle factors, with a trend of improvement starting mid-2000s in post-Soviet Russia.