from typing import List


def delete_items(keys: List[str], s3_bucket):
    """Delete the specified keys from the provided S3 bucket and return the S3 response."""
    delete_request = {
        'Objects': [{'Key': key} for key in keys]
    }

    print(f'Deleting keys {keys} from bucket {s3_bucket.name}')
    return s3_bucket.delete_objects(Delete=delete_request)