I'm looking on my Kazakhstan map (Reise Know How 1:2 Mill) and it doesn't show any road at all heading east from the town of Ridder (Leninogorsk) to the border.
The nearest border crossings to Leninogorsk appear to be between Staroaleyskoye - Shamanaikha (looks like a rail crossing with a minor road) and then the major international crossing between Rubtsovsk and Semey.
When I researched my own trip, the Rubtsovsk-Semey crossing seemed to be the best option for entering Kaz after leaving western Mongolia. That's the route that I took.
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